Digital Twins in the Industry: Maturity, Functions, Effects -- Architecting Digital Twin-Driven Transformation in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector -- Practical Application of the Concept of Digital Twins in the Aviation Sector -- Digital Revolution in the Energy Sector: Effects of...

The paper links between servitization and digitalization in general and industrial internet in particular. Servitization is vital to the competitive advantages and financial performance of manufacturing enterprises in contemporary digitalization environments. Enterprises are increasingly relying...

Markus Hammer investigates a time-based and analytics-supported operations management approach. He explores five perspectives: 1) the needs of industry, in particular manufacturing in process industries, 2) the impact of digitization, with focus on Big Data and analytics, 3) the management of...

One of the first of its kind, this book examines the digitalization of Chinese businesses both theoretically and practically. Taking a fresh and unique approach, the authors seek to adopt individual theories for each empirical case explored and investigate the dramatic digital transformation...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Part I Defining Smart Digital Manufacturing and Manufacturing 4.x -- Chapter 1 Introducing Manufacturing 4.x for Smart Digital Manufacturing -- 1.1 From Industry 4.0 to Manufacturing 4.x -- 1.2 Manufacturing...