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February 2018

Integrated Mobility Platforms

How to win the customer in tomorrow’s world of smart mobility

Global trends towards urbanization are confronting cities and governments with new sets of challenges related to public safety and security, the supply and consumption of energy, waste treatment, and traffic management. In 2013 alone, the cost of congestion in the US – defined as fuel plus...
Travel & transportation, Marketing & sales
January 2018

With the Internet of Things (IoT) every- where, can regulation be

How ICT regulators can enable IoT ecosystem development

The IoT ecosystem is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years, with mainstream deployment already prevalent across many vertical industries. Increased IoT penetration across use cases poses unique challenges for ICT policy-makers and regulators beyond traditional telecom-focused regulatory...
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
January 2018

Executive Roundtable: Digitalization

What are “real-world use cases” of today’s digital-hype technologies?

Arthur D. Little’s sixth executive roundtable on “Digitalization” focused on implementation examples of technology-hype topics in different industry contexts, with emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI), robotics process automation (RPA) and blockchain. The cross-industry discussions revealed...
Technology & innovation management, Digital company transformation
January 2018

CES2018 report

What you really need to know

Even before the advent of the iPhone, consumer technologies have been leading and impacting the corporate technology landscape. This convergence could be observed best the second week of January, when 1.800.000+ visitors attended the CES® 2018 in Las Vegas to learn from more than 3.900 exhibitors...
Technology & innovation management
January 2018

Breakthrough levers to embark on digital marketing

How companies should transform themselves to attract and engage customers with real, omnichannel journeys

At the dawn of internet, content publishers started generating revenues by advertising products and services of the real world on their websites. Today the advertising industry is a blend of digital and physical media, and companies need to stay on top of its fast evolution. Following the original...
Marketing & sales
January 2018

Is tender excellence on your radar?

How transportation & logistics companies can achieve the next level

Tender management remains one of the most business-critical jobs for logistics companies. A significant share of revenue is generated from bids, with the aggregated value of tenders amounting up to billions of euros p.a. for large organizations.As a result, tender management is the arena in which...
Travel & transportation
January 2018

Arthur D. Little 2017 “Economics of Telecoms” Report

Every year, Arthur D. Little assists the French Federation of Telecom Operators in evaluating their contribution to the digital ecosystem at a global scale and in France. We more specifically look at revenues, direct employment, investments and taxation to position telecom operators in the economy....
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
January 2018

Seven value drivers for the future of procurement

Evolve towards the future of procurement by unlocking potential seven value drivers

How can Arthur D.Little support ?Assess potential and develop conceptsUnderstand industry trends and derive future implicationsAssess maturity level and identify opportunitiesDevelop target picture and design pilot projectsDevelop transformation roadmapTransform the organization and implement...
Operations management
December 2017

Reimagining telco operations in a hyper-digital world

How can telcos achieve the next efficiency frontier through digital technologies?

Organizations in today’s digital age are witnessing technology trends that are profoundly reshaping value chains across industries. Digitalization is an all-pervasive trend acting as the disruptor-in-chief of business and operating models across converging industries. The telecom industry, which is...
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME), Strategy
December 2017

Electric vehicles and electric utilities

A clear opportunity with many shapes

While several stakeholders are supportive of the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, we have looked specifically at electric utilities to understand the opportunities that such a change in the transportation landscape can generate, and define the key questions to be addressed in order to...
Automotive, Utilities & alternative energy