Intelligent or even so-called smart objects include items that are equipped with advanced functions, such as the acquisition, processing and storage of data, as well as the ability to interact with their environment. An intelligent object can be a single product, which stores and delivers information on its processing steps as well as an intelligent system in a whole.
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A Maturity Model to Organize the Multidimensionality of Digitalization in Smart Factories
Peter Schott (FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany), Matthias Lederer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany), Sina Niedermaier (FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany), Freimut Bodendorf (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany), and Matthias Hafner (FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany)
Copyright: © 2018
|Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2944-6.ch017
Abstract
Smart Factory concepts describe fully networked, autonomous factories and form an essential part of flexible, but still highly efficient production systems. The requirements for the further development of existing production environments towards a Smart Factory are multidimensional and vastly complex. Many companies therefore fail in the structured realization of a holistic Smart Factory concept. They either focus one dimension of the challenge or merely address the maximum penetration of powerful technologies. This chapter addresses this issue and describes a systematic development path towards a Smart Factory by means of a domain specific maturity model. Based on the analysis of existing maturity models, requirements are derived which must be considered when realizing a Smart Factory. In total, 20 design fields (e.g., degree of intelligence, communication protocols, human-machine-interface and IT security) and respective detail descriptions result from this research. They holistically structure the relevant fields of action to pursue a Smart Factory.