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Digital Transformation in Your Manufacturing Business: A Made Smarter Guide
by Will KinghornAre you a manufacturing leader and unsure of which technology can help grow your business? Have you heard about 3D printing, Industry 4.0, robots, or artificial intelligence but don’t know how they can be used in manufacturing?This book gives a clear and practical guide to manufacturing technologies, providing examples of how they’re used, as well as the tools and techniques you’ll need to get started. Each technology is covered in a brief and simple way allowing you to understand it quickly and decide if it’s worth investigating for your business.In addition to this book, the online resources will provide you with templates and examples to help you get started. At every stage there are suggestions for the key terms you will need to find more information appropriate to your industry.This isn’t just about technology, it’s a roadmap for your digital transformation. Start with guidance on setting your company’s vision and direction, to getting the people in your business engaged and ready to adopt technology. Move on to exploring each of the technologies, and the tools and techniques you’ll find useful along the way. Finally, connect the technologies with the tools that are appropriate, and look at common issues in manufacturing businesses and how these can be resolved.Get started with making informed decisions, embracing technologies, and transforming your business.
Digital Transformation of Education and Learning - Past, Present and Future: IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2021, Tampere, Finland, August 17–20, 2021, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #642)
by Don Passey Denise Leahy Lawrence Williams Jaana Holvikivi Mikko RuohonenThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2021, held in Tampere, Finland, in August 2021. The 22 full papers and 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the area of educational computing research. They are organized in the following topical sections: Digital education across educational institutions; National policies and plans for digital competence; Learning with digital technologies; and Management issues.
Digital Transformation of Industry: Continuing Change (Decision Engineering)
by John StarkThis graduate textbook is focused on digital transformation. It answers key questions regarding: which technologies can be used to transform an organisation, which activities within an organisation can be transformed, and what the aim of digital transformation should be.The content is divided into three main parts, the first of which offers an introduction to the topic, highlights fundamental examples of digital transformation, defines the terminology, and enables readers to quickly understand the main components of digital transformation. The second part of the book addresses examples of digital transformation from several industries, including:government; finance; health; manufacturing; and education. The third and final section of the book describes the activities and processes within a typical digital transformation programme. The pedagogical approach to the process makes the book beneficial to both students who have never been involved in such a programme and practitioners who plan to implement digital transformation in their organisation.
Digital Transformation of Industry: Continuing Change (Decision Engineering)
by John StarkThis graduate textbook is focused on digital transformation. It answers key questions regarding: which technologies can be used to transform an organisation, which activities within an organisation can be transformed, and what the aim of digital transformation should be. Now fully updated and expanded in this second edition, the content is divided into three main parts, the first of which offers an introduction to the topic, highlights fundamental examples of digital transformation, defines the terminology, and enables readers to quickly understand the main components of digital transformation. The second part of the book addresses examples of digital transformation from several industries, including: government; finance; health; manufacturing; and education. The third and final section of the book describes the activities and processes within a typical digital transformation programme. The pedagogical approach to the process makes the book beneficial to both students who have never been involved in such a programme and practitioners who plan to implement digital transformation in their organisation.
Digital Transformation of Learning Organizations
by Dirk Ifenthaler Sandra Hofhues Marc Egloffstein Christian HelbigThis open access volume provides insight into how organizations change through the adoption of digital technologies. Opportunities and challenges for individuals as well as the organization are addressed. It features four major themes: 1. Current research exploring the theoretical underpinnings of digital transformation of organizations. 2. Insights into available digital technologies as well as organizational requirements for technology adoption. 3. Issues and challenges for designing and implementing digital transformation in learning organizations. 4. Case studies, empirical research findings, and examples from organizations which successfully adopted digital workplace learning.
The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IEEE Press Series on Technology Management, Innovation, and Leadership)
by Mac Sullivan Johannes KernThe digital transformation is in full swing and fundamentally changes how we live, work, and communicate with each other. From retail to finance, many industries see an inflow of new technologies, disruption through innovative platform business models, and employees struggling to cope with the significant shifts occurring. This Fourth Industrial Revolution is predicted to also transform Logistics and Supply Chain Management, with delivery systems becoming automated, smart networks created everywhere, and data being collected and analyzed universally. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides a holistic overview of this vital subject clouded by buzz, hype, and misinformation. The book is divided into three themed-sections: Technologies such as self-driving cars or virtual reality are not only electrifying science fiction lovers anymore, but are also increasingly presented as cure-all remedies to supply chain challenges. In The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the authors peel back the layers of excitement that have grown around new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Blockchain or Cloud computing, and show use cases that give a glimpse about the fascinating future we can expect. Platforms that allow businesses to centrally acquire and manage their logistics services disrupt an industry that has been relationship-based for centuries. The authors discuss smart contracts, which are one of the most exciting applications of Blockchain, Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings for freight procurement, where numerous data sources can be integrated and decision-making processes automated, and marine terminal operating systems as an integral node for shipments. In The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, insights are shared into the cold chain industry where companies respond to increasing quality demands, and how European governments are innovatively responding to challenges of cross-border eCommerce. People are a vital element of the digital transformation and must be on board to drive change. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution explains how executives can create sustainable impact and how competencies can be managed in the digital age - especially for sales executives who require urgent upskilling to remain relevant. Best practices are shared for organizational culture change, drawing on studies among senior leaders from the US, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia, and for managing strategic alliances with logistics service providers to offset risks and create cross-functional, cross-company transparency. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides realistic insights, a ready-to-use knowledge base, and a working vocabulary about current activities and emerging trends of the Logistics industry. Intended readers are supply chain professionals working for manufacturing, trading, and freight forwarding companies as well as students and all interested parties.
Digital Transformation of Multidisciplinary Design Firms: A Systematic Analysis-Based Methodology for Organizational Change Management (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Marcella M. BonanomiThis book analyzes the process-oriented and organizational changes related to the digital transformation of multidisciplinary design firms. Based on this it proposes a systematic analysis-based methodology for change management, which consists of two distinct, but complementary components: a framework and a set of analysis methods. It particularly focuses on the relationship between the new paradigms, perspectives, and context of change related to digital transformation. The proposed framework combines these three elements in order to identify and address areas of investigation concerning process-oriented and organizational changes in the context of digital transformation, and also quantitatively and qualitatively assesses these changes in practice. This book offers the first comprehensive review of change management and digital practice, and includes case studies to enhance readers’ understanding of change management in the context of the digitalization. As such it is of interest to both industry practitioners and researchers.
The Digital Transformation of Product Formulation: Concepts, Challenges, and Applications for Accelerated Innovation
by Alix Schmidt Kristin WallaceIn competitive manufacturing industries, organizations embrace product development as a continuous investment strategy since both market share and profit margin stand to benefit. Formulating new or improved products has traditionally involved lengthy and expensive experimentation in laboratory or pilot plant settings. However, recent advancements in areas from data acquisition to analytics are synergizing to transform workflows and increase the pace of research and innovation. The Digital Transformation of Product Formulation offers practical guidance on how to implement data-driven, accelerated product development through concepts, challenges, and applications. In this book, you will read a variety of industrial, academic, and consulting perspectives on how to go about transforming your materials product design from a twentieth-century art to a twenty-first-century science. Presents a futuristic vision for digitally enabled product development, the role of data and predictive modeling, and how to avoid project pitfalls to maximize probability of success Discusses data-driven materials design issues and solutions applicable to a variety of industries, including chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and food and beverages Addresses common characteristics of experimental datasets, challenges in using this data for predictive modeling, and effective strategies for enhancing a dataset with advanced formulation information and ingredient characterization Covers a wide variety of approaches to developing predictive models on formulation data, including multivariate analysis and machine learning methods Discusses formulation optimization and inverse design as natural extensions to predictive modeling for materials discovery and manufacturing design space definition Features case studies and special topics, including AI-guided retrosynthesis, real-time statistical process monitoring, developing multivariate specifications regions for raw material quality properties, and enabling a digital-savvy and analytics-literate workforce This book provides students and professionals from engineering and science disciplines with practical know-how in data-driven product development in the context of chemical products across the entire modeling lifecycle.
Digital Transformation of Regional Education in China (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Haijun Zeng Jingwen Pan Jian Xu Qiurui SunThis book presents the best practices of smart education in different regions across China. Each chapter addresses one or more of the following topics: smart learning environments, new education and teaching models, teaching platforms and digital tool applications, teacher professional development, smart education evaluation, education governance, and education digitization. This edited collection promotes digital integration and innovative development of education, improves regional education levels, and ultimately forms a new model to support and lead the modernization of education in China.
The Digital Transformation of the Automotive Industry: Catalysts, Roadmap, Practice
by Uwe WinkelhakeBuilding on his decades of experience as a consultant and project manager in the automotive industry, the author develops comprehensive and pragmatic recommendations for action regarding the digital transformation of the automotive and supplier industries. At the heart is the transition from a vehicle-focused to a mobility-oriented business model. Based on the catalysts of the digital change, four digitizsation fields are structured, and a roadmap for their transformation is presented. The topics of comprehensive change in corporate culture and an agile and efficient information technology are covered in detail as vital success factors. Selected practical examples of innovative digitizsation projects provide additional ideas and impulses. An outlook on the automotive industry in the year 2040 completes the discourse.
Digital Transformation of the Design, Construction and Management Processes of the Built Environment (Research for Development)
by Bruno Daniotti Marco Gianinetto Stefano Della TorreThis open access book focuses on the development of methods, interoperable and integrated ICT tools, and survey techniques for optimal management of the building process. The construction sector is facing an increasing demand for major innovations in terms of digital dematerialization and technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3D printing, blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence. The demand for simplification and transparency in information management and for the rationalization and optimization of very fragmented and splintered processes is a key driver for digitization. The book describes the contribution of the ABC Department of the Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano) to R&D activities regarding methods and ICT tools for the interoperable management of the different phases of the building process, including design, construction, and management. Informative case studies complement the theoretical discussion. The book will be of interest to all stakeholders in the building process – owners, designers, constructors, and faculty managers – as well as the research sector.
The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere
by Athina Karatzogianni Dennis Nguyen Elisa SerafinelliBringing together contributions from the fields of sociology, media and cultural studies, arts, politics, science and technology studies, political communication theory and popular culture studies, this volume engages both with theoretical debates and detailed empirical studies, showcasing how the public sphere is transformed by digital media, and in turn how this digital public sphere shapes and is shaped by debates surrounding crisis, conflict, migration and culture. Case studies from Bulgaria, Nigeria, China, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, UK, Mexico and India are discussed in detail.
Digital Transformation on Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Service: DTMIS 2022 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #684)
by Igor Ilin Mariana Mateeva Petrova Tatiana KudryavtsevaThis book contains theoretical, econometric, experimental, and policy-oriented contributions of the DTMIS conference participants. Every year the DTMIS conference brings together experts from academia and industry to uncover the challenges and solutions to ensuring digital transformation on manufacturing, infrastructure, and service. The DTMIS proceedings is distinguished by the fact that it contains works not only by scientists, but also by practitioners in the industry, and, of course, their collaboration works are of particular and undeniable value.This book is useful for experienced scientists and practitioners who seek to find something new for themselves and apply it in their work, as well as for students at the beginning of their scientific activity.
Digital Transformation Technology: Proceedings of ITAF 2020 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #224)
by Dalia A. Magdi Yehia K. Helmy Mohamed Mamdouh Amit JoshiThis book is a collection of best-selected research papers presented at the Second World Conference on Internet of Things: Applications & Future (ITAF 2020) organized by Global Knowledge Research Foundation during 16 – 17 December 2020. It includes innovative works from researchers, leading innovators, business executives and industry professionals to examine the latest advances and applications for commercial and industrial end users across sectors within the emerging Internet of things ecosphere. It shares state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics related to Internet of things such as big data research, emerging services and analytics, Internet of things (IoT) fundamentals, electronic computation and analysis, big data for multi-discipline services, security, privacy and trust, IoT technologies and open and cloud technologies.
Digital Transformation towards Smart Steel Manufacturing: A Framework for Steel Enterprises in Poland
by Bożena GajdzikThis book presents the impact of digital transformation and other megatrends on the steel industry, focusing on the digitization of processes, and the automation and robotization of operations in steel companies. Technological innovations in the steel industry are presented, as well as the changes taking place within the supply chains An essential part of the book is the results of direct research, which deal with the transformation of enterprises to smart steel manufacturing. The research was done on the Polish steel market, which is an open market with foreign capital. Exploring a sample of representatives of steel companies that serve both domestic and foreign markets, this book discusses the implementation of the pillars of Industry 4.0 as well as the strategic transformation of the steel industry.
Digital Transformation: What are the Smart Cities Today? (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #846)
by Mustika Sari Anastasia KulachinskayaThis book presents various models and approaches, specific proposals, and recommendations on a whole range of areas for smart cities' development. This book proposes to look at the problem through a broad overview of all elements of a smart city as a single system: smart governance, smart buildings, smart transportation, smart tourism destinations, smart economy, and smart environment. The book is intended for both young and experienced scientists who want to get acquainted with the latest trends and data for using them in their research.
Digital Transformation: What is the Company of Today? (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #805)
by Andrea Bencsik Anastasia KulachinskayaThis book offers the latest research on organizational management, knowledge management, organizational functioning, organizational digitalization, and other issues of modern company development. The book proposes to look at the pool of these problems through the prism of building various models for implementing digital transformation of business and processes. This book is intended for both young and experienced scientists who want to get acquainted with latest trends and data to use them in their research.
Digital Transformation: What is the Impact on Workers Today? (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #827)
by Zuzana Dvořáková Anastasia KulachinskayaThis book offers the latest research on formation of modern workers in the context of digitalization: from constant improvement of new training technologies to growing requirements for employees in workplace, as well as an assessment of specialists' digital skills and dynamics of changes over the past years. The book proposes to look at the pool of these problems through the prism of acquisition of new digital competencies and requirements for a modern worker. This book is intended for both young and experienced scientists who want to get acquainted with latest trends and data to use them in their research.
Digital Transformations for Lighting in the Workplace: A Systematic Approach Used in Ergonomics
by Darina Dupláková Ján DuplákDigital Transformations for Lighting in the Workplace: A Systematic Approach Used in Ergonomics offers a practical concept for the implementation of digital transformation in ergonomics in work settings. It specifically focuses on providing information about illumination in production and non-production fields, and the described design solutions are applicable in practice. The concepts can be used in a typical manufacturing workplace or an academic setting. The methods in the book complement the modern trend to digitalise the workplace, making the research and practical outcomes of this book compatible with the concept of Industry 4.0 - Digital Manufacturing. This title offers a systematic approach to the field of digital transformation for ergonomics. It presents an opportunity for the reader to learn to create a digital model for lighting by analysing mathematical models for calculation through formulas and simulation algorithms. To put learning into context, this book provides two case studies from the production and non-production sectors, including an example of a classroom. The reader will then be able to utilise the methods to create their own digitized illumination system. This monograph is an ideal read for academics and researchers working at universities in the field of Ergonomics and professionals in industrial management including those in manufacturing plants, ergonomists, designers from the industry sector, or people who are interested in ergonomics, digitization, and simulation of a working environment.
Digital Transformations in the Challenge of Activity and Work: Understanding and Supporting Technological Changes
by Marc-Eric Bobillier ChaumonTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AND HUMAN RESOURCES SET Coordinated by Patrick Gilbert The accelerating pace of technological change (AI, cobots, immersive reality, connected objects, etc.) calls for a profound reexamination of how we conduct business. This requires new ways of thinking, acting, organizing and collaborating in our work. Faced with these challenges, the Human and Social Sciences have a leading role to play, alongside others, in designing, supporting and implementing these digital transformation projects. Their ambition is to participate in the development of innovative and empowering devices, that is to say, systems that are truly at the service of human beings and their activity, that empower these professionals to take action and that also provide occupational health services. This book takes a multidisciplinary look at the challenges of these digital transformations, making use of occupational psychology, ergonomics, sociology of uses, and management sciences. This viewpoint also helps provide epistemological, methodological and empirical insights to better understand and support the changes at work.
Digital Transitioning in the Built Environment of Developing Countries
by Innocent Musonda Adetayo Onososen Thembani MoyoThis book serves as a helpful guide for anyone interested in understanding and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in developing countries. It focuses on the construction industry and how digital technologies can improve the way buildings and infrastructure projects are planned, designed, and built. The book starts by explaining what BIM is and why it's important. It then explores the challenges that developing countries face when adopting BIM, such as limited resources and lack of infrastructure. The authors provide practical solutions to overcome these challenges based on real-world examples and case studies. The book takes readers through a step-by-step process to create a roadmap for BIM adoption. It helps readers understand the necessary steps and strategies involved, such as setting clear goals, involving all relevant stakeholders, and managing changes in the way things are done.One of the book's unique features is that it focuses specifically on the needs and circumstances of developing countries. It recognises that these countries have different challenges compared to more developed nations. By addressing these specific challenges, the book provides tailored advice that readers can apply in their own contexts. The book also emphasises the need for training and capacity building. It acknowledges that many professionals in developing countries may not have the necessary skills and knowledge to fully utilise BIM. Therefore, it introduces an approach called the dynamic capacity model, which helps ensure that people receive the training they need to successfully implement BIM. Overall, this book is a practical and accessible resource for anyone interested in implementing BIM in the construction industry of a developing country. It is important reading for professionals and academics in construction management, engineering, architecture, infrastructure development, urban planning, and governance in developing nations.
Digital Turn in Schools—Research, Policy, Practice: Proceedings of ICEM 2018 Conference (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Terje Väljataga Mart LaanpereThis volume is a compilation of selected papers that were presented at the annual conference of the International Council of Educational Media (ICEM) in Tallinn, Estonia, on September 5 - 7, 2018. The book reports on recent interdisciplinary research and innovative practices regarding school-wide implementation of digital innovation and connects it with recent developments in the field of educational media. The key concept is “Digital Turn,” which is understood as a socio-technical transition towards next-generation digital learning ecosystems in education. Although Digital Turn can also be implemented at the classroom or national levels, most of the contributions in this volume take a whole-school perspective on the policies and practices regarding digital innovation, educational media, e-assessment, digital competences of teachers and students as well as learning design and learning analytics.
Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication
by Guangtao Zhai Jun Zhou Xiaokang YangThis book presents revised selected papers from the 14th International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2017, held in Shanghai, China, in November 2017. The 46 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 122 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: image processing; machine learning; quality assessment; social media; telecommunications; video surveillance; virtual reality; computer vision; and image compression.
The Digital Twin
by Noel Crespi Adam T. Drobot Roberto MinervaThe Digital Twin is crucial and timely for positively affecting how we work, live, and play. It eliminates the gap between experimentation and learning by bridging real and virtual worlds in a powerful methodology, making significant headway in conquering previously unsolvable problems and challenges. Digital Twins are made possible by four widely deployed infrastructures for connectivity, computing, digital storage, and sources of digital data. The Digital Twin provides insights, paths to innovation, efficient production of goods, improved delivery of services, better experiences and entertainment, and new business models. Investing in Digital Twins is one of the most valuable ways to create sustainable paths to the future. The Digital Twin book is the most comprehensive work on the subject to date. It brings together top practitioners, technical experts, analysts, and academics to explore and discuss the concept of the Digital Twin, its history, evolution, and the profound impact across sectors of the global economy. The book addresses the business value, technological underpinnings, lessons learned from implementations, resources for success, practical approaches for implementation, and illustrative use cases. It makes the case for why we believe that Digital Twins will fundamentally transform major industries and enable us to fulfill important societal goals. The book is recommended for key decision makers, senior executives, technical leaders, researchers, and students.
Digital Twin: A Dynamic System and Computing Perspective
by Ranjan Ganguli Sondipon Adhikari Souvik Chakraborty Mrittika GanguliThe digital twin of a physical system is an adaptive computer analog which exists in the cloud and adapts to changes in the physical system dynamically. This book introduces the computing, mathematical, and engineering background to understand and develop the concept of the digital twin. It provides background in modeling/simulation, computing technology, sensor/actuators, and so forth, needed to develop the next generation of digital twins. Concepts on cloud computing, big data, IoT, wireless communications, high-performance computing, and blockchain are also discussed. Features: Provides background material needed to understand digital twin technology Presents computational facet of digital twin Includes physics-based and surrogate model representations Addresses the problem of uncertainty in measurements and modeling Discusses practical case studies of implementation of digital twins, addressing additive manufacturing, server farms, predictive maintenance, and smart cities This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, and Production Engineering.