Concept Of Transformation Research Articles

Dual-layer loss reduction strategy for virtual distribution transformer integrating energy storage converter

To solve the problem that power quality disturbance aggravates the loss of distribution network in new power systems, this paper proposes a loss reduction strategy for virtual distribution transformer with integrated energy storage converter. Firstly, the concept of the virtual distribution transformer is defined through the analysis of the impact of complex power quality disturbances on distribution network losses. Secondly, a dual-layer control strategy for loss reduction based on the virtual distribution transformer is proposed. In the outer control layer, power quality control considering the load rate of the distribution transformer is achieved by extracting the integrated command signal that incorporates load fluctuations and using the improved quasi-proportional resonance controller. In the inner control layer, a grid-connected power stabilization strategy based on an adaptive double-window moving average filter is proposed, which adjusts the sliding window length in real-time according to the amplitude of fluctuation and state of charge, ensuring power meets the grid-connected standard while improving energy storage charge and discharge margins. Finally, simulation results validate that the proposed strategy enables the rapid realization of functions such as virtual capacity enhancement for distribution transformers, power flow control, and integration of new energy sources within short time scales while effectively reducing operating losses in low-voltage distribution networks.

Digital transformation as a catalyst for business model innovation: A critical review of impact and implementation strategies

In today's fast-paced and highly competitive business environment, digital transformation has emerged as a crucial driver of organizational success. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the intersection between digital transformation and business model innovation, examining the impact and implementation strategies associated with this transformative process. The study begins by elucidating the concept of digital transformation and its significance in reshaping traditional business models. It explores how advancements in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and the Internet of Things, have revolutionized various aspects of business operations, including customer engagement, operational efficiency, and revenue generation. Furthermore, the paper critically evaluates the impact of digital transformation on business model innovation, emphasizing the need for organizations to adapt and evolve in response to changing market dynamics and consumer preferences. Through a systematic analysis of relevant literature and case studies, the study highlights the key drivers, challenges, and opportunities inherent in leveraging digital technologies to drive business model innovation. Moreover, the paper examines different implementation strategies adopted by organizations to effectively integrate digital transformation initiatives into their existing business models. It discusses the importance of strategic planning, organizational culture, and leadership commitment in driving successful digital transformation initiatives. Overall, this critical review contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of digital transformation as a catalyst for business model innovation. It provides valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers seeking to navigate the complex landscape of digital disruption and capitalize on emerging opportunities for organizational growth and competitiveness.

Driving sustainability in organizations: polymathic responsible leadership and circular economy

AbstractIssues around environmental sustainability have significantly increased in importance in both management practice and scholarship. One approach to address these is the transformative concept of the circular economy, which offers an alternative to traditional models of production and consumption. With organizations starting to adopt circular economy models and principles, the pivotal role of leaders in reshaping organizational practices from linear to circular approaches has begun to emerge. In this paper we introduce a novel perspective on responsible leadership emphasizing the need for a polymathic approach to address sustainability and apply this to the context of the circular economy. Viewing responsibility in leadership through a meta-taxonomy of effective leadership orientations, we apply our framework to a case study and illustrate its usefulness in guiding research and practice in the area of sustainability within organizations.

Research on the Innovation of Logistics System of E-commerce --Taking JD Logistics as an Example

As a core component of e-commerce platforms, the efficiency and innovation ability of the logistics system is crucial to the enterprise's success. With the rapid development of e-commerce and the intensified competition in the global market, digital transformation, as a major trend in the current business environment, provides opportunities for the optimization and innovation of logistics systems. However, the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is still in the exploratory stage, and the transformation is difficult. Based on the case study method, this paper aims to study the technical achievements of JD Logistics in terms of digital transformation. It connects with the current situation of digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises to explore how the digital innovation of JD Logistics is inspiring to small and medium-sized enterprises. Through literature analysis and data integration, the successful experience of JD Logistics' digital transformation concepts and automation technology can be used in the development of warehousing and logistics technology for small and medium-sized enterprises., The successful experience helps small and medium-sized enterprises to solve the technological constraints in warehousing and leads to the development of the economy.

Pioneering Digital Transformation in a Future-Ready World

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, digital transformation has become imperative for companies aiming to thrive in the long term. This paper explores the concept of digital transformation and its significance in preparing organizations for the opportunities and challenges of a future-ready world. Digital transformation involves leveraging digital technology to fundamentally reshape corporate processes, business models, and customer experiences. Key technologies driving this transformation include artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, 5G technology, blockchain, and cybersecurity. While digital transformation offers immense benefits such as improved efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, and increased innovation, organizations face barriers such as cultural resistance, organizational silos, and regulatory constraints. Overcoming these obstacles requires a concerted effort, including fostering a culture of innovation, breaking down organizational barriers, and adhering to regulations. By embracing digital transformation and leveraging emerging technologies, organizations can position themselves for success in an increasingly digital world

Monotonic transformation and recovering the implied stock price process

AbstractThe paper demonstrates the construction of a stock price stochastic process that aligns with observed option prices, drawing inspiration from a manuscript by Professor Erio Castagnoli that employs the concept of a non-linear monotonic transformation of a standard Brownian motion. The paper includes a detailed numerical example that illustrates the implementation of this straightforward and ingenious idea.

Conceptualizing the digital thread for smart manufacturing: a systematic literature review

AbstractBusiness operations and supporting data analysis initiatives are impeded by the silos of data present within departments, systems, and business units. Consequently, the ability of managers and engineers to harness data for operational management and informed decision-making is curtailed. The rapid advancements in technology have revolutionized various aspects of product development, manufacturing, operations, and end-of-life treatment. One such transformative concept, the digital thread, has emerged as an important paradigm. It orchestrates the integration of information and data along the entire product lifecycle, spanning from initial design and engineering through production, maintenance, use, and eventual end of life. While the digital thread has garnered increasing attention within both the research community and industrial enterprises, there remains a notable lack of standardization concerning its utilization and applications. This comprehensive literature review aims to explore the role of the digital thread in manufacturing within the context of the product lifecycle. As a result, this review synthesizes insights into the technologies, roles, and functions of the digital thread throughout the product lifecycle. Furthermore, it proposes a structured framework designed to impart a standardized perspective of the digital thread’s relevance within the manufacturing product lifecycle. Ultimately, this framework is poised to serve as a guiding resource for practitioners and researchers in designing and implementing digital threads.

Foundation of a new technique for geometric and non-geometric multi-shapes similarities degrees using boundary unfolding transformation with applications

This paper presents a novel approach for measuring multi-shapes degrees of similarities. A new shape transformation concept is suggested through mapping the closed boundary of the shape using unfolded process into one-to-one equivalent graph (or signal) where ample number of approaches for similarity testing can be applied. The degree of similarity is then measured by calculating the discrepancies between each of the two transformed unfolded-graphs autocorrelation functions. The proposed method is also effective in applying clustering technique for clustering groups of shapes into three hierarchical similarity levels depending on their mutual degree of similarity. The suggested similarity method handles two categories of shapes: geometric and non-geometric. Unlike other well-known techniques in the subject of machine learning and deep learning, the presented method represents a powerful analytical-based technique for similarity analysis of both regular and irregular shapes regardless of size or orientation, and in effectively handling compound or multi-shapes degrees of similarities. The results of testing the approach on selected datasets have successfully demonstrated the great effectiveness of the developed technique in yielding output multi-shape degrees of similarities in new graphical and comprehensive forms. Finally, it is pointed out that the new approach will have many potential real-life applications such as in industry, medicine, biology, security, and authentications.

Prospects and Trends of Digitalization of Project Management in the Region

Relevance. Digital transformation at the present stage in the Russian Federation seems to be a complex and ambitious task, the successful implementation of which depends on the adaptability of public authorities to digital changes and their restructuring to new decision-making processes. Despite the fact that digital technologies were one of the last to enter the public administration sector, their implementation has made it possible to speed up the process of solving large-scale and operational problems. Improving the efficiency of the state and regional management system can be identified as a key factor in the sustainable development of the economy of the Russian Federation. Its stability is ensured as a result of the formation, legislative consolidation and existence of control over the implementation of government programs. In this regard, the digitalization of project management is of particular relevance, since it is the driving force for regional development and is used to eliminate development imbalances. The purpose is to study the prospects and identify trends in the digitalization of project management in the region.Objectives: to consider the concepts of digitalization and digital transformation, to identify the directions of the digitalization process of public administration at the present stage in the Russian Federation, to form ideas about software products to be implemented in the public administration sector and to propose directions for further development of the process of digitalization of the public administration sector of project activities.Methodology. In the process of studying the topic under consideration, methods such as analysis, synthesis, generalization, logical, and graphic methods of information processing were used.Results. Project management of the region seems to be a promising and effective way to eliminate the imbalance of regional development, therefore the introduction of specialized software products with functionality specific to the needs is a strategic task.Conclusions. In order to improve project management of regional development, a comprehensive software product is proposed for implementation. Further development of regional project management is not possible without the creation of a general information system that allows for unified management of all projects in the region.

Reshaping the energy landscape of Crete through renewable energy valleys

Renewable energy valleys (REVs) represent a transformative concept poised to reshape global energy landscapes. These comprehensive ecosystems transition regions from conventional energy sources to sustainable, self-reliant hubs for renewable energy generation, distribution, and consumption. At their core, REVs integrate advanced information and communication technology (ICT), interoperable digital solutions, social innovation processes, and economically viable business models. They offer a vision of decentralized, low-carbon landscapes accessible to all, capable of meeting local energy demands year-round by harnessing multiple renewable energy sources (RES) and leveraging energy storage technologies. This paper provides an overview of the key components and objectives of REVs, including digital integration through advanced ICT technologies and open digital solutions that enable the seamless management of RES within the REV. The social innovation aspect via the REV’s active communities is also examined, encouraging their participation in the co-design, implementation, and benefit-sharing of renewable energy solutions. In addition, business viability through sustainable business models central to the REV framework is proposed, ensuring affordability and accessibility to all stakeholders. The paper presents a case study of Crete, showcasing how the REV idea can work in real life. Crete utilizes various energy sources to become energy-independent, lower carbon emissions, and enhance system resilience. Advanced energy storage technologies are employed to ensure supply and demand balance within the REV. Situated on the picturesque island of Crete, Greece, it is pioneering the establishment of a Renewable Energy Valley ‘Living Lab’ (REV-Lab), integrating Community Energy Labs (CELs) as innovation hubs. This initiative exemplifies the REV model, striving to create a digitalized, distributed, and low-carbon landscape accessible to all residents throughout the year.

INTERNET OF THINGS PLATFORM BENCHMARK: AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a transformative technological concept that seamlessly becomes a part of the Internet across all industries. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides IoT with new capabilities used to analyze data in real-time and make informed decisions. There is a wide array of IoT devices with different computational capabilities and AI accelerators that need to be compared. The current paper proposes a comparison between two single-board computers using an existing AI benchmark.

Does identity change matter? Everyday agency, moral authority and generational cascades in the transformation of groupness after conflict

AbstractEveryday identity change is common after conflict, as people attempt to move away from oppositional group relations and closed group boundaries. This article asks how it scales up and out to impact these group relations and boundaries, and what stops this? Theoretically, the article focusses on complex oppositional configurations of groupness, where relationality and feedback mechanisms (rather than more easily measured variables) are crucial to change and continuity, and in which moral authority is a key node of reproduction. It uses the normatively weighted concept of transformation to augment existing research on boundary and identity change, while elaborating it to recognise the role of everyday agency in furthering change and moral inertia in impeding it. Substantively, the article compares the processes of everyday transformation of groupness in three cases that are very similar in historical depth, social embeddedness, symbolic opposition and everyday change, but very different in time-scale and with contrasting outcomes: successful transformation of reformation religious groupness; partial transformation of national groupness; and failed transformation of complexly-configured ethnic groupness in Northern Ireland. This allows tracing of the patterns and mechanisms at work. To anticipate, the article argues that everyday identity change can erode the moral authority of groupness. Its impact is generational and dependent on institutional linkages. The article highlights the importance of moral mechanisms as drivers of and obstacles to change; and it suggests ways that the obstacles could be overcome by radical policy interventions.

Reinventing the retail experience: The case of amazon GO

This case study examines the transformative retail concept of Amazon Go, developed by e-commerce giant Amazon, which revolutionizes the traditional shopping experience through the integration of advanced technology. By leveraging sensor fusion, computer vision, and deep learning algorithms, Amazon Go stores provide a seamless and frictionless shopping experience. Customers can simply walk in, grab the items they need, and leave the store without the need for checkout lines or cashiers. This case study explores the key features and technologies behind Amazon Go, its impact on the retail industry, and the challenges and opportunities associated with this innovative concept. By analyzing the disruptive nature of Amazon Go and its potential implications for traditional retail, this case study provides valuable insights into the future of the retail experience.

Подходы к формированию концепции цифровой трансформации садоводства Российской Федерации

Abstract. The need to increase the production of fruits and berries raises the question of increasing productivity, which is possible in modern conditions through the digital transformation of the horticulture industry. The purpose of this study is to develop approaches that will allow us to prepare a concept for the digital transformation of the country's horticulture. Research methods: socio-economic analysis, graphical and SWOT analysis. Scientific novelty of the research: the strengths and weaknesses of the development of digitalization in horticulture in the Russian Federation, the emerging opportunities and threats, have been identified, factors hindering the development of digital technologies in the country's horticulture have been identified, and measures have been proposed to mitigate their impact. Research results. The article examines the provision of fruits and berries of the country's own production by region in relation to actual consumption and consumption standards recommended by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in the period 2010-2021. Based on the calculations made, it was concluded that in recent years it has been possible to increase these indicators in the country as a whole to 37.9 % and 27.3 %, respectively, however, the share of imports remains high and the issue of increasing horticultural products is very relevant. The SWOT analysis of the development of digitalization in horticulture in the Russian Federation showed that along with the capabilities of digital technologies, there are also weaknesses, the main of which are significant investment costs for both design organizations and users – specific agricultural producers. Factors hindering the development of digital technologies in Russian horticulture are divided into five groups: industry, economic, government, technical and social. To mitigate the impact of these factors, it is recommended to use additional government support measures, as well as cooperation and the creation of clusters, which is confirmed by the experience of foreign countries. Examples of successful Russian cooperatives in the field of growing and harvesting fruits and berries are given. The proposed approaches can be used when developing at the state level the concept of digital transformation of horticulture both in the Russian Federation as a whole and in individual regions.

Transformational green sustainable concepts in the field of infrastructure

In this comprehensive study, we explore the multifaceted world of green sustainable construction, highlighting innovative techniques and materials. This article presents an insightful exploration of green sustainable construction, focusing on the crucial aspects of architectural design, judicious material selection, and the adoption of optimal structural designs. Through comprehensive literature research supplemented by practical examples, it highlights several innovative construction methodologies that are at the forefront of green sustainable development. These include the use of lightweight framing, cladding systems, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), rammed earth, and straw bale construction, each contributing uniquely to environmental sustainability. The study brings to light the looming issue of raw material scarcity due to excessive exploitation, urging for sustainable material management in construction. It stresses the urgency of implementing effective pollution control measures within the construction sector, asserting that such practices are not just beneficial but essential for environmental conservation and sustainable development. This research contributes significantly to the field by providing a foundation for future exploration and advancements in sustainable construction practices.

Equivalent plate model of shape memory polymer composite based variable height corrugated structure

In this work, an equivalent plate model for a shape memory polymer composite based corrugation structure with varying height, for morphing application, is developed. A thermodynamically consistent constitutive relation based on temperature dependent phase transformation concept for shape memory polymer matrix is used in the composite model. The homogenization model is based on the equivalence of strain energy of a representative unit volume. Following validation, as an application, commonly used airfoil profile NACA 63210 was considered to demonstrate the model utility. Parametric studies have been undertaken to investigate the influence of corrugation parameters like thickness and number of corrugations.

An Alternative Concept in Making Hybrid Flow Batteries into Dendrite-Free Full-Flow Batteries

Abstract: In this study, the author proposes an alternative concept of using electrostatic force of cation-exchange resin to attract metal ions and nanoscale conductors onto the polymer matrix to conduct the electrons for the plating/stripping of the metal species. Due to the even distribution of the positively-charged functional groups inside the cation-exchange resin, metal formation can also be well distributed and safety issue caused by metal dendrite can be eliminated. By applying this transformative concept, various hybrid flow batteries could be “upgraded” to dendrite-free full-flow batteries. Interestingly, this new concept could also be generalized for all metal-based aqueous and nonaqueous hybrid systems to upgrade them into next-generation full-flow battery systems. This work offers an alternative concept to deliver unprecedented battery systems and the proof-of-concept would be more easily implemented than anticipated.

Cybersafe: Gamifying Cybersecurity Training with a Training App

The rapidly evolving digital landscape has triggered a surge in cybersecurity threats, particularly social engineering techniques which demand innovative and accessible countermeasures to combat them in an accessible and real-time format. We present "Cybersafe," a mobile application designed to empower users to identify and combat common social engineering exploits effectively. The transformative concept behind this initiative aims to reshape traditional cybersecurity training by introducing a gamified, user-friendly platform suitable for all age groups. Cybersafe’s application's functionality revolves around interactive quizzes that assess users' ability to identify threats. The findings from the research serve as a valuable resource for cybersecurity trainers, application developers, and organizations striving for a secure digital environment.

Polarization coherence frustration.

From the joint analysis of polarization and coherence properties of light, a remarkable concept referred to as polarization coherence frustration is introduced and analyzed. It is shown that two kinds of partially polarized and partially coherent light, with different levels of complexity, can be distinguished and that they mathematically correspond to different equivalence classes. On the one hand, light has polarization coherence properties that are not frustrated in a spatial domain D when there exists a configuration of local polarization devices at each location of the light field that allows the maximization of the modulus of the scalar degree of coherence between any couple of points in D. Two conditions are shown to hold for light to be polarization coherence unfrustrated and their physical interpretations are analyzed. On the other hand, if one of these conditions is not verified, polarization coherence frustration occurs. These notions are discussed in analogy with well-known concepts of frustration and gauge transformations developed in statistical physics for spin glasses. Their relevance in the field of statistical optics is demonstrated through different theoretical results and examples.

SINGULARITY AND VISUAL PERCEPTION

This paper deals with the mutations in Wittgenstein’s treatment of the notions of “generality”and of “singularity”, from his first philosophy, in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, to his later maturephilosophy represented by the Philosophical Investigations. As we shall see, Wittgenstein’s philosophicalhandling of the notion of “visual perception” plays a key role in those conceptual transformations.