INDUSTRIES
Our clients reflect a remarkable mix of sectors and companies – including agriculture, blockchain & cryptocurrency, capital projects & construction, energy, financial services, health system & services, metals & mining, pharmaceuticals & medical products, media & telecommunications, tourism & culture, and transport & logistics.
If agriculture is to continue to feed the world, it needs to become more like manufacturing. Fortunately, that is already beginning to happen. The global food system is expected to provide safe and nutritious food to a population that will likely grow from 7.5 billion people today, to nearly 10 billion by 2050. Not only will there be more mouths to feed, but as incomes grow in emerging and developing economies, so too will the demand for meat, fish and dairy…
When Bitcoin was the only blockchain, there wasn’t much of a distinction between the terms and they were used interchangeably. As the technology matured and a variety of blockchains bloomed, the uses quickly diverged from the pure money aspect. Instead, technologists experimented with ideas like decentralized name registry. Other uses utilized the peer-to-peer aspect to deliver messages in a discrete way. In the end…
Regular capital investments, such as new facilities, structures, or systems, may be necessary to accelerate growth within a company or government. For example, if a company wants to build a new warehouse or purchase new manufacturing equipment to increase efficiency on the factory line. To receive funding, capital projects are obligated to prove how the investment provides an improvement (additional capacity), new useful feature, or benefit (reduced costs)…
In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) Reference case, U.S. energy consumption grows more slowly than gross domestic product throughout the projection period (2050) as U.S. energy efficiency continues to increase. This decline in the energy intensity of the U.S. economy continues through 2050. The electricity generation mix continues to experience a rapid rate of change, with renewables the fastest-growing source of electricity ….
Financial services are an increasingly influential sector of the modern economy, it refers to a broad range of more specific activities such as banking, investing, insurance, accounting, and tax. It is the presence of financial services that enables a country to improve its economic condition whereby there is more production in all the sectors leading to economic growth. The benefit of economic growth is reflected on the people in the form of economic prosperity wherein the individual enjoys higher standard…
Across the globe, health care policymakers face mounting pressure to lower costs while improving the quality and safety of care. The U.S. can learn a lot by examining other health systems, their performance in relation to ours, and their health care delivery and payment innovations. The future of health will likely be driven by digital transformation enabled by radically interoperable data and open, secure platforms. Health is likely to revolve around sustaining well-being rather than responding to illness…
The global mining & metals sector spent 2019 balancing two competing forces. Global energy transition driving the change and demand. The energy transition from fossil-based fuels to lower carbon alternatives is underway. Concerns surrounding the macro picture grew, as a Chinese slowdown that started in 2018 was exacerbated by global trade tensions and slowing manufacturing across Europe and the US. However, this was partially offset by increasingly tight supplies of metals amid dwindling stockpiles…
As global demand continues to rise for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, the markets that both industries operate in have shifted, presenting new challenges to manufacturers. As the market has evolved, manufacturers in both industries have been presented with a fundamental challenge: adjust to a new business environment in an open, forward thinking way to maintain an innovative edge. As product technology advances and the general demand for healthcare expands, pharmaceutical and …
As 5G comes into the picture, The transition to 5G is expected to generate a windfall for network, infrastructure, and equipment vendors. Gartner predicts that worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenues will touch $4.2 billion in 2020, recording year-over-year growth of 89 percent. In the coming year, companies should manage customers’ expectations about what 5G can really deliver. 5G has been hyped so much, for so long, that it’s important that customers understand 5G’s real value proposition now…
Across the board in hospitality, online travel, and airlines, we anticipate further expansion throughout 2020, though key metrics are slowing, both as a result of a step down in economic growth and due to changing consumer tastes. We forecast another good year for international tourism flows in 2020. After what we estimate to be 1.3 billion international tourism departures in 2019, we expect about 40 million new trips in 2020, growing the total by 3% to 1.34 billion…
The transport and logistics industry is extremely diverse. The global economic environment for 2019 faced headwinds due to trade wars, higher oil import costs, and interest rate hikes. The growth of the global economy in 2020 will be subdued, as trade tensions remain elevated, with emerging markets experiencing substantial financial market pressures. The global trade slowdown, further fueled with capacity and cost pressure and regulatory compliance, concerns logistics industry participants…