The digital transformation is not a technical issue, it is a cultural change. Because of this reason, it represents one of the biggest challenges a company has to face nowadays. The cultural changes are slow modification processes of a deep and eradicated mindset in all the company members. The process does not require a complete behavioural substitution, on the contrary, it has to consider the present company values and evolve toward an enlighted philosophy based on the continuous improvement concept. Digital transformation refers to the processes that lead to the Industry 4.0 paradigm. New manufacturing technologies enable a novel system awareness driven by data collection and analysis; it is crucial for the companies to adapt to this new model in order to lead, rather than lose, the market competition. The direct consequences are represented by flexible, transparent, agile, efficient systems with prompt and learning decision-making process. The thesis work gives support to the implementation strategy for a smooth migration, and it is mainly related to the development of a new business case evaluation methodology. A stepwise migration process is proposed as a useful tool to guide digital transformation, able to foresee risks and threats by leveraging on strengths and environmental opportunities. A holistic vision considers the migration from the technical, operational and human perspective. In particular the last one enhances and respects the Industry 4.0 vision which keeps as a pillar the socially sustainable manufacturing and the human integration in CPPS. The entire work is supported by the Horizon2020 FAR-EDGE partner companies: Whirlpool and Volvo Trucks case studies are analysed in detail, exploiting the experience, knowledge and information gathered during a visit period in a cutting-edge company such as Siemens AG (Erlangen, Germany).
La trasformazione digitale non tratta un problema meramente tecnico, comporta un cambiamento culturale che metodicamente modifica un modo di pensare radicato profondamente in tutti i membri di un'azienda. Questo tipo di processo non consiste in una completa ed improvvisa sostituzione di comportamenti vecchi a favore di nuove dinamiche, al contrario, i valori e la visione dell'impresa dovrebbero illuminare gradualmente la strada verso una nuova filosofia basata sul continuo miglioramento. Il termine trasformazione digitale fa riferimento a processi che portano all'implementazione del paradigma Industria 4.0. Le nuove tecnologie applicate all'ambito manifatturiero abilitano una nuova consapevolezza circa i sistemi e processi, grazie al raccoglimento e all'analisi del dato; è di importanza cruciale per qualunque azienda adattarsi a questo nuovo modello per essere in grado di primeggiare nella competizione di mercato. L’adesione alla nuova visione permette, nel medio periodo, l'ottenimento di un sistema flessibile, trasparente, agile ed efficiente in grado di migliorare le proprie prestazioni autonomamente e rapidamente. Il lavoro di tesi fornisce supporto all'implementazione di una strategia per una graduale migrazione verso questo tipo di sistemi, ed è votato alla creazione di una nuova metodologia per la valutazione di casi d'uso. Il metodo di migrazione sviluppato comprende vari passaggi e si propone come strumento per guidare al raggiungimento di una completa trasformazione digitale, facendo leva su opportunità e punti di forza della singola azienda. La visione olistica adottata, considera la migrazione dal punto di vista tecnico, dei processi e umano: l'ultima componente esige un’azienda attenta al ruolo del lavoratore, uno dei pilastri del piano Industria 4.0. L'intera ricerca è stata supportata dalle aziende partner del progetto europeo Horizon2020 FAR-EDGE. In particolare, le società Whirlpool e Volvo Trucks hanno fornito casi d'uso applicativi. Il lavoro è stato arricchito dall'esperienza acquisita durante un periodo di visita in Siemens AG (Erlangen, Germania), compagnia all'avanguardia sul fronte digitale.
A migration methodology for factories digital transformation
SPAGGIARI, GIAN MARCO
2017/2018
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The digital transformation is not a technical issue, it is a cultural change. Because of this reason, it represents one of the biggest challenges a company has to face nowadays. The cultural changes are slow modification processes of a deep and eradicated mindset in all the company members. The process does not require a complete behavioural substitution, on the contrary, it has to consider the present company values and evolve toward an enlighted philosophy based on the continuous improvement concept. Digital transformation refers to the processes that lead to the Industry 4.0 paradigm. New manufacturing technologies enable a novel system awareness driven by data collection and analysis; it is crucial for the companies to adapt to this new model in order to lead, rather than lose, the market competition. The direct consequences are represented by flexible, transparent, agile, efficient systems with prompt and learning decision-making process. The thesis work gives support to the implementation strategy for a smooth migration, and it is mainly related to the development of a new business case evaluation methodology. A stepwise migration process is proposed as a useful tool to guide digital transformation, able to foresee risks and threats by leveraging on strengths and environmental opportunities. A holistic vision considers the migration from the technical, operational and human perspective. In particular the last one enhances and respects the Industry 4.0 vision which keeps as a pillar the socially sustainable manufacturing and the human integration in CPPS. The entire work is supported by the Horizon2020 FAR-EDGE partner companies: Whirlpool and Volvo Trucks case studies are analysed in detail, exploiting the experience, knowledge and information gathered during a visit period in a cutting-edge company such as Siemens AG (Erlangen, Germany).| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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