The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Internet of things (IoT) is expected to have a massive impact on consumer products, business and wider culture, but these are still early days. Given its potential for very wide applicability to almost all verticals and aspects of business, industries, manufacturing, consumer goods, supply chains, etc. This thesis is primarily focused on process optimization in manufacturing industry in business-to-business context. The study is an effort to point out the issues manufacturers face at their shop floor and it provides solutions for dealing with those issues. During the last decade the Internet of Things (IoT) has gained a lot of attention from both academia and practitioners. IoT emphasizes on the importance of physical objects transferring information by using software and the Internet. Based on the global trends, there is a need for companies to focus on how they can implement IoT to facilitate their businesses and create new business and market opportunities. IoT can connect various things and objects around us which are able to interact with each other. In other words, IoT technologies not only connect an industrial system or supply chain, but also connects stakeholders and end-customers. The goal of the thesis is to discuss IoT technologies and elaborate how they are implemented in manufacturing processes. A qualitative document analysis will be conducted by comparing two case studies. Data will be collected from public, non-confidential information sources including press releases, newspapers, articles and journals. The research approach was primarily descriptive with the focus on differences between previous production optimization technologies and IoT applications in use today. The results of this thesis demonstrate that IoT technologies bring transparency, traceability, adaptability, scalability and flexibility to the system. Therefore, the adoption of IoT has quite a few potential benefits, including improvement in cost and risk reduction, operational processes and value creation. This research also shows that using IoT technologies for their benefits is not an easy task for enterprises. Since IoT is a recent development, various aspects of the IoT such as economical, managerial and industrial aspects need to be studied and this makes companies hesitant to make decisions regarding the adoption if IoT.
L'Internet of Things sta emergendo come terza ondata nello sviluppo di Internet. Ci si aspetta che l'Internet of Things (IoT) abbia un impatto enorme sui prodotti di consumo, sul business e su una più ampia cultura, ma questi sono ancora all'inizio. Dato il suo potenziale di applicabilità molto ampia a quasi tutti i verticali e gli aspetti di business, industrie, produzione, beni di consumo, catene di fornitura, ecc. Questa tesi si concentra principalmente sull'ottimizzazione dei processi nell'industria manifatturiera nel contesto business-to-business. Lo studio è uno sforzo per sottolineare i problemi che i produttori devono affrontare nella loro sede e fornisce soluzioni per affrontare tali problemi. Durante l'ultimo decennio l'Internet of Things (IoT) ha guadagnato molta attenzione da parte sia del mondo accademico che dei professionisti. L'IoT sottolinea l'importanza degli oggetti fisici che trasferiscono le informazioni utilizzando il software e Internet. Sulla base delle tendenze globali, è necessario che le aziende si concentrino su come implementare l'IoT per facilitare le loro attività e creare nuove opportunità commerciali e di mercato. IoT può connettere varie cose e oggetti intorno a noi che sono in grado di interagire tra loro. In altre parole, le tecnologie IoT non solo collegano un sistema industriale o una catena di approvvigionamento, ma collegano anche le parti interessate e i clienti finali. L'obiettivo della tesi è discutere le tecnologie IoT ed elaborare come sono implementate nei processi di produzione. Un'analisi qualitativa del documento sarà condotta confrontando due casi studio. I dati saranno raccolti da fonti di informazioni pubbliche e non confidenziali, inclusi comunicati stampa, giornali, articoli e riviste. L'approccio di ricerca era principalmente descrittivo, con particolare attenzione alle differenze tra le precedenti tecnologie di ottimizzazione della produzione e le applicazioni IoT in uso oggi. I risultati di questa tesi dimostrano che le tecnologie IoT portano trasparenza al sistema, tracciabilità, adattabilità, scalabilità e flessibilità. Pertanto, l'adozione dell'IoT presenta alcuni potenziali benefici, tra cui il miglioramento dei costi e della riduzione dei rischi, i processi operativi e la creazione di valore. Questa ricerca mostra anche che l'utilizzo delle tecnologie IoT per i loro benefici non è un compito facile per le imprese. Poiché l'IoT è uno sviluppo recente, è necessario studiare vari aspetti dell'IoT come aspetti economici, gestionali e industriali e questo rende le aziende esitanti a prendere decisioni in merito all'adozione se IoT.
Implementation of IoT technologies in manufacturing process
BAZARU, SUDHEER KUMAR GOUD
2017/2018
Abstract
The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Internet of things (IoT) is expected to have a massive impact on consumer products, business and wider culture, but these are still early days. Given its potential for very wide applicability to almost all verticals and aspects of business, industries, manufacturing, consumer goods, supply chains, etc. This thesis is primarily focused on process optimization in manufacturing industry in business-to-business context. The study is an effort to point out the issues manufacturers face at their shop floor and it provides solutions for dealing with those issues. During the last decade the Internet of Things (IoT) has gained a lot of attention from both academia and practitioners. IoT emphasizes on the importance of physical objects transferring information by using software and the Internet. Based on the global trends, there is a need for companies to focus on how they can implement IoT to facilitate their businesses and create new business and market opportunities. IoT can connect various things and objects around us which are able to interact with each other. In other words, IoT technologies not only connect an industrial system or supply chain, but also connects stakeholders and end-customers. The goal of the thesis is to discuss IoT technologies and elaborate how they are implemented in manufacturing processes. A qualitative document analysis will be conducted by comparing two case studies. Data will be collected from public, non-confidential information sources including press releases, newspapers, articles and journals. The research approach was primarily descriptive with the focus on differences between previous production optimization technologies and IoT applications in use today. The results of this thesis demonstrate that IoT technologies bring transparency, traceability, adaptability, scalability and flexibility to the system. Therefore, the adoption of IoT has quite a few potential benefits, including improvement in cost and risk reduction, operational processes and value creation. This research also shows that using IoT technologies for their benefits is not an easy task for enterprises. Since IoT is a recent development, various aspects of the IoT such as economical, managerial and industrial aspects need to be studied and this makes companies hesitant to make decisions regarding the adoption if IoT.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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