Digital Transformation in Practice : Learning from IIC Deployments
Testbeds and test drives are therefore helpful for discovering business models that work and technologies that enable them . IIC ’ s testbeds in the manufacturing industry show that testbeds with new services gradually emerge from the previous ‘ enabling ’ testbeds . The Negotiation Automation Platform Testbed enables flexible automated negotiation of detailed trading conditions and business counterpart matching across manufacturing supply chains .
The Negotiation Automation Platform can be a platform offering services to firms linked with Smart Factory Web to find negotiation counterparts . Negotiation Automation Platform and Smart Factory Web complement each other in orchestrated supply chains , thus supporting ‘ manufacturing as a service ’ in the platform economy 11 . The Smart Mold test drive has an element of new service in the manufacturing industry . Smart Mold testbed for offering service based on smart mold platform is expected to emerge from the smart mold test drive .
These new services and new business models emerge out of efforts to link technological opportunities with business opportunities . The new technologies enable emergence of new services , resulting in new business models . IIC ' s testbeds and test drives provide an opportunity to observe the feasible technologies that enables new services that can underpin the emergence of business models . These enabling technologies enable other technology-enabled services .
We can observe that the time-sensitive networking testbed verifies technology that enables converged IT / OT networks and therefore a seamless integration of IT-based services with fieldlevel systems . This technology enables a multitude of applications and use cases , for instance asset tracking .
The Valuable-Asset Tracking for Healthcare Networks test drive is deploying “ technologicalfeasibility proven ” technology that enables trusted , transparent , and real-time monitoring service of moving objects with a combination of secure edge devices and blockchain technology . Over-the-air technology testbeds aims to demonstrate technology that provide real-time services for updating software without significantly interrupting operation . The OTA technology enables IT-intensive services , where OT domain knowledge is less important . The applicability of the technology is not constrained by features of a specific industry . The technology can also be applied to firms in other industries .
This discovery of new service and business models can be made possible by carrying out experiments such as test beds and test drives . Testbeds and test drives reduce risks and enable finding future partners for new service and business models . This business model discovery journey should not be understood as a journey made possible by technology focused approach .
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Usländer , T .; Schöppenthau , F .; Schnebel , B .; Heymann , S .; Stojanovic , L .; Watson , K .; Nam , S .; Morinaga , S . Smart Factory Web — A Blueprint Architecture for Open Marketplaces for Industrial Production . Appl . Sci . 2021 , 11 , 6585 .
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