Prioritising low cost digital solutions required by manufacturing SMEs: A shoestring approach
Authors
Schönfuß, B
Athanassopoulou, N
Salter, L
de Silva, L
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Abstract
This paper establishes a reference set of those low cost digital solutions needed by small and medium sized manufacturers – SMEs – and proposes a method for determining development priorities using input from reference groups of SMEs. The paper describes the approach taken to identifying and classifying common digital solutions used in manufacturing and the results from a series of workshops in which company representatives prioritise different solution types to help guide developments.
Publication Date
2020
Online Publication Date
2019-08-03
Acceptance Date
2019-06-10
Keywords
Digital manufacturing, Low-cost automation, Digitalisation strategy, Manufacturing SMEs
Journal Title
SERVICE ORIENTED, HOLONIC AND MULTI-AGENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRY OF THE FUTURE
Journal ISSN
1860-949X
1860-9503
1860-9503
Volume Title
853
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Rights
All rights reserved
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R032777/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I019308/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K000314/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L010917/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N021614/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I019308/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K000314/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L010917/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N021614/1)