Digital transformation and business intelligence for a SME: systems thinking action research using PrOH modelling

Gajanan Panchal; Ben Clegg; Ehsan Eslamian Koupaei; Donato Masi; Iain Collis

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2024.02.003

Digital transformation and business intelligence for a SME: systems thinking action research using PrOH modelling

Gajanan Panchal
, Ben Clegg
, Ehsan Eslamian Koupaei
, Donato Masi
, Iain Collis

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Abstract

This paper discusses the digital transformation journey of a small and medium enterprise (SME) based in the UK. With the proposed digital transformation archetype, the paper highlights the improvement in various key performance indices (KPIs) for the case SME. The core KPIs and operational KPIs show improvement through the technology adoption as part of the digital manufacturing initiative. While embracing technology, such as Industry 4.0, it is important to highlight the importance of the change and other benefits of technological changes. The paper uses socio-technological system principles to achieve a successful transition. An action research approach and a specific soft system thinking methodology known as Process-Oriented Holonic (PrOH) modeling were used in this paper. A digital twin architecture is presented in the paper that showcases the use of integrated technologies for a digital manufacturing roadmap.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1809-1818
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia Computer Science
Volume	232
Early online date	20 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2024.02.003
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2024

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Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published be Elsevier B.V. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Funding

This project was funded by Innovate UK and Metal Assemblies Ltd. via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). The presentation has further details and a demonstration of deliverables.

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Innovate UK
Metal Assemblies Ltd.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

System thinking
digital twin
virtual reality
action research

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Digital transformation and business intelligence for a SME: systems thinking action research using PrOH modelling

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