Die zunehmende Automatisierung und Digitalisierung von Produktionsabläufen durch Vernetzung eingebetteter Systeme und deren Anbindung an webbasierte Dienste verspricht flexible, individualisierbare und gleichzeitig wirtschaftlich effiziente Fertigungsmöglichkeiten. Sogenannte cyber-physische...

The main objective of this doctoral thesis is to contribute to the fields of Finance and Information Management by focusing on an integrated risk and return management for investment projects in the Digital Economy. After introducing the transformation toward digitized value networks, an...

Emerging smart manufacturing technologies combine physical production networks with digital IT systems, resulting in complex smart factory networks, which are especially vulnerable to IT security risks, such as IT component non-availabilities. Companies must employ extensive IT security measures...