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Read more at: Industry Day 2020 | What we learnt

Industry Day 2020 | What we learnt

6 December 2020

What is the future of services in the new pandemic-driven era? This was the topic explored at our 2020 Industry Day by senior executives from L'Oréal, Microsoft Research, Manchester United and start-up, Fairjungle.


Read more at: Understanding business models in the construction sector
Understanding business models in the construction sector

Understanding business models in the construction sector

25 November 2020

What’s standing in the way of offsite manufacturing? For decades, the construction sector has been hailing it as the next big thing but we have yet to see it really taking off. Why is that, when the technologies and processes already exist? Dr Zakaria Dakhli believes it is due to a fundamental incompatibility between business models and it is only when this has been fully understood that the long-awaited transformation can take place.


Read more at: A machine learning approach to quality control
A machine learning approach to quality control

A machine learning approach to quality control

14 November 2020

Most of the products we take for granted contain huge numbers of components assembled in multiple stages by different manufacturers. Quality control is vital throughout the assembly process with rigorous testing required at every step.


Read more at: Digital twins: driving business model innovation
Digital twins: driving business model innovation

Digital twins: driving business model innovation

6 November 2020

For B2B firms struggling to reap the rewards of digitalisation, could digital twins be the way forward? In this article, CSA's Dr Erika Pärn and colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute and Technische Universität in Dortmund, explore the relationship between this emerging technology and business model innovation.


Read more at: Making business model innovation happen: the Business Model Cohesiveness Scorecard
Making business model innovation happen: the Business Model Cohesiveness Scorecard

Making business model innovation happen: the Business Model Cohesiveness Scorecard

30 October 2020

Digital transformation is failing to live up to its hype, at least as far as productivity gains are concerned. If, as research suggests, a lack of business model innovation is the main culprit, we need a way of making it happen. Dr Chander Velu thinks a balanced scorecard approach could be the answer.


Read more at: Insight | Business model innovation for digital twins in the construction sector
Insight | Business model innovation for digital twins in the construction sector

Insight | Business model innovation for digital twins in the construction sector

19 May 2020

At the Cambridge Service Alliance's most recent Community of Interest, Dr Erika Pärn considered the development of digital twins in the construction sector: the challenges it faces and whether android operating systems could provide a useful roadmap for business model innovation.


Read more at: Inside neural networks
Inside neural networks

Inside neural networks

12 May 2020

Cambridge Service Alliance doctoral student, Tim Pearce, explains how his work is contributing to advances in neural networks and how they are starting to help organisations make better decisions.


Read more at: Generate revenue from digital platforms
Generate revenue from digital platforms

Generate revenue from digital platforms

12 May 2020

According to Shep Hyken: "Customers are smarter than ever because they're experiencing great service from certain brands, and those rock-star brands are setting the bar higher for everyone else." In this white paper we explore the 'customer experience paradox' and how firms can use digital platforms to overcome it.


Read more at: Unlocking the secrets of customer loyalty
Unlocking the secrets of customer loyalty

Unlocking the secrets of customer loyalty

12 May 2020

Customer retention plays a critical role in a firm's long-term sustainability. Until recently, however, firms have tended to rely on one-dimensional survey techniques to measure their customers' loyalty. This white paper shows how machine learning can help overcome these limitations.


Read more at: Do you know what your customers really think about you?
Do you know what your customers really think about you?

Do you know what your customers really think about you?

7 May 2020

Research carried out by the Cambridge Service Alliance has shown that widely used methods for gauging customer satisfaction – such as ratings surveys and Net Promotor Scores – do not really tell you what your customers are thinking.


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Welcome to the Cambridge Service Alliance…

  • a unique global alliance between leading businesses and universities;
  • bringing together the world's leading firms and academics;
  • all of whom are devoted to delivering today the tools, education and insights needed for addressing digital service transformation of tomorrow.

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