This book is published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The editors present essential methods and tools to support a holistic approach to the challenge of system upgrades and innovation in the context of high-value products and services. The approach presented here is based on three main pillars:...

The connection of devices, as enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT), has a significant impact on business activities, processes, and performance. IoT is, therefore, gaining attention from practitioners and academia. The deployment of technological innovations is inseparable from changes in...

"IoT is to provide better services to the users, thereby, improving the quality of life, and the idea of integrating IoT with other emerging technologies like AI, blockchains and cloud computing can lead to the development of systems that are more robust, intelligent, secure and powerful. IoT...