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Digitalization offers companies strategic advantages through the
simplification and optimization of business processes and is an
important lever for long-term growth. Numerous industries already
benefit from optimized coordination of capacities and resources by
integrating digital technologies into business processes. Digital platforms enable, e. g., the demand-based adjustment of asset capacities at peak loads on the basis of data-based forecasts. In particular, small and medium-sized enterprises in the German quarrying industry have so far been denied access to such technologies due to high investment and operating costs, high implementation efforts and heterogeneous machine fleets. This paper presents the functions of the data-centric platform demonstrator “PROmining” developed in
an AiF research project and validates them using case studies with
companies in the industry. The platform demonstrator offers marginally digitalised companies a tool with functions ranging from simple
operational data collection, the evaluation of capacity utilization,
to scenario development for regional demand, which can be used
as a blueprint within their own company. Thus, companies in the
quarrying sector are provided with a low-effort entry into the digital
transformation and a contribution to long-term competitiveness.
Digitalization offers companies strategic advantages through the simplification and optimization of business procedures and is an important lever for long-term growth. Numerous industries already benefit from optimized coordination of capacities and resources by integrating digital technologies into business processess. Digital platforms enable, e. g. the demand-based adjustment of asset capacities at peak loads on the basis of data-based forecasts. In particular, small and medium sized enterprises in the German quarrying indsutry have so far been denied access to such technologies due to high investment and operating costs, high implementation efforts and heterogeneous machine fleets. This paper presentes the functions of the data-centric platform demonstrator " PROmining" developed in an AiF research project and validates them using case studies in the industry. The platform demonstrator offers marginally digitalised companies a tool with functions ranging from simple operational data collection, the evaluation of capacity utilization, to scenario development for regional demand, which can be used as a blueprint within their own company. Thus, companies in the quarrying sector are provided with a low-effort entry into the digital transformation and a contributio to long-term competitiveness.
The digital transformation is changing the way companies think and design their manufacturing environment. Both due to the increasing number of connections between IoT-Devices, tooling machines, and production lines and the phenomenon of the convergence of IT and OT, systems are becoming more complex than years ago. Organizational and cultural changes within manufacturing companies strengthen this trend and form Industry 4.0 environments and cyber-physical production systems (CPPS). As these systems do not longer stay alone but are connected to each other and the company’s outside, the size of the potential attack surface is increasing as well. Besides that, manufacturing companies, small and medium-sized in particular, are facing complex challenges based on lack of knowledge, budget, and time to understand as well as to interpret their current situation and risk level and therefore to derive necessary counter-measures. Efficient as well as pragmatic tools and methods for these companies do not exist. This paper shows a research approach in which the company-specific set-up of Industry 4.0 environment and CPPS is characterized by its potential vulnerabilities. This enables companies to evaluate their risk potential before setting up this kind of environments and to undJo,erstand the potential consequences more precisely. By doing so, companies can derive and prioritize important counter-measures and so to strengthen their level of cyber-security efficiently. This will decrease the number of cyber-security attacks and increase the company’s competitiveness.
Development of a phase model for the implementation of an IoT-platform within a production company
(2019)
Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation: Importance of Bit Data and relevant Technologies; Digitazation, digital transformation and digitazation become more significant for manufacturing industries; Declaration of Industry 4.0 in 2011; Developments of novel technologies. Shift from Pipeline Models to Platform-based Business Models: The traditional pipeline business models are now seen as alack of connectivity and closed-loop models; Platform based business models are disrupting the economies and business models including manufacturing sector; Growth of business ecosystem culture. Growth of Industrial IoT: A reflection of platform model in production; Technical advantages of IIoT; Monetization opportunities of IIoT; Challenging competition environment in manufacturing companies. Purpose of the Study: Bringing concrete understanding to the technology; Merging the reference models (RAMI & IICA); Simplfying the platform implementation processes in an enterprise; Resolving broad range of concerns; Objective approach; Discussions for further developments; Systematical roadmap based on a Project management approach.
The number of cyber-attacks on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is constantly increasing. SMEs do not recognize the attacks until the damage has occurred. Only then, they fight with measures to increase IT-security and IT-safety. Many studies come to the point that this refers to a lack of budget, expertise and awareness of the need for IT-security. There are many compendia with recommendations for action, but they are too comprehensive and unspecific to the individual needs of SMEs. In this paper, we present the results of a research activity on the gaps that address the challenges faced by SMEs. In addition, we develop a concept for a serious gaming approach that includes an economic perspective on IT-security measures and shows how SMEs can derive their own IT-seurity target state