Industry4.0 Technology Battles in Manufacturing Operations Management

Non-technical dominance factors for IIoT & MES

Master Thesis (2021)
Author(s)

Aksel de Vries (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)

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M Marijn – Mentor (TU Delft - Information and Communication Technology)

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Technology, Policy and Management
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© 2021 Aksel de Vries
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
Copyright
© 2021 Aksel de Vries
Graduation Date
09-02-2021
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Programme
Management of Technology (MoT)
Faculty
Technology, Policy and Management
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Abstract

With the Fourth Industrial Revolution, new industrial automation technologies (Industrial IoT) may replace the existing standard (MES). Most literature analyses software vendor techno-functional design, or manufacturer’s digital transformation. This paper takes a novel approach, by analysing the Business Eco-System with a lens of 11 nontechnical dominance factors. Evolutionary Economics and Economics Networks models are employed, such as Platform Wars, Technology Battles and Hughes’ Large Technical System. Can existing vendors adopt the new technologies, or will market entrants gain market dominance? How can manufacturers respond to the market uncertainty? A lot is at stake; will Europe be able to re-industrialise, and re-shore millions of jobs lost to Asia?

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