Abstract
With the continuous innovation of new-generation information technology and its accelerated integration with manufacturing industry, industrial internet platforms (IIPs) are rapidly emerging worldwide. Construction and application of IIP has become a new focus in international competition for leading enterprises, and also a new direction of industrial development for many countries worldwide. However, the development of IIP is still in the stage of exploration, and the industry sector still lacks unified understanding of the IIP. Therefore, this study firstly proposes a reference architecture of IIP to clarify its framework and core functions, so as to provide a general reference model for the industry to understand and jointly promote construction of IIP. Secondly, an assessment system is proposed to evaluate the usage of IIP. The assessment framework is composed from three domains namely the foundation, key capability, value and benefit. Finally, the practical value of the reference architecture and the assessment framework of IIP is verified by an industry practice.
Highlights
In recent years, the internet of things, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and other new-generation information technologies continuously innovating and integrating into manufacturing industry, industrial internet platforms (IIPs) are rapidly emerging worldwide which have brought about new opportunities for the upgrading of the manufacturing industry
This study provides the industry with a reference architecture for a unified understanding of IIP
It provides an effective approach for the industry to promote the development of IIP by means of assessment
Summary
The internet of things, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and other new-generation information technologies continuously innovating and integrating into manufacturing industry, industrial internet platforms (IIPs) are rapidly emerging worldwide which have brought about new opportunities for the upgrading of the manufacturing industry. IIP will help enterprises to transform the mode of value creation from supplying products to service-oriented manufacturing that provides ‘‘product + service’’, realize the integration of industrial production, collaborative manufacturing, service extension and intelligent decision-making, and constantly promote new business forms, new models and new industries, so as to help the manufacturing industry move to a high level in the stage. As the product of the integration of new generation information technology and manufacturing industry, IIP is an open and professional service platform for digital transformation and innovation of manufacturing industry It helps to accelerate the fundamental transformation of the innovation system and development mode of manufacturing industry by realizing ubiquitous connection, flexible supply and efficient allocation of all kinds of industrial factors. The SaaS layer of the steel industry includes some customized enterprise-specific APPs, such as furnace erosion monitoring APP and cooling stave monitoring APP
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