XXIX Riunione Scientifica Annuale AiIG, 11-12 ottobre 2018
BIFOCAlps PROJECTBoosting Innovation in Factory Of the future value Chain in the Alps
Interreg Alpine Space
Prof. Alberto F. De Toni, Prof. Cinzia Battistella, Ing. Elena Pessot – Università degli studi di Udine
BIFOCAlps aims to boost collaboration and synergies among main actors of the Alpine Space innovation system for a sustainable, smart andcompetitive development of the manufacturing value chain towards the Factory of the Future (FoF). Specific objectives:
✓ Fostering adoption of good practices in the manufacturing value chain
✓ Enhancing knowledge transfer among main actors of the innovation system
✓ Raising awareness of policy makers of impacts of FoF paradigm in the Alpine Space manufacturing sector
This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Alpine Space programme
Project start: 1 November 2016Project end: 31 October 2018Duration: 24 MonthsCoordinator: Polo Tecnologico di PordenoneContacts:
Web site: www.alpine-space.eu/projects/bifocalps/eu/home
BIFOCAlps BIFOCAlps project
@bifocalps BIFOCAlps Alpine Space
Project info and contacts
Methodology Project results
+ 1000 enterprises, especially SMEs
+ 15 sectoral agencies
+ 10 higher education and research institutions
+ 25 business support organisations
+ 20 local / regional / national authorities
Target groupsPartners:
Project objectives
Manufacturing sector map at transnational level
We have an overall FoF strategy in place
7,9%
We have clear business goals set with KPIs
24,7%
We have assigned clear responsibilities
12,4%
We have a clear FoF roadmap
24,7%
We have not a FoFstrategy yet
30,3%
❖ Implementation of FoF strategy:
(S)Industry 4.0 Slovenia and S4 Strategy
59%35%
32%
27%
43%
Suppliers of specialised sotware and system
Suppliers of data storage and data management
Suppliers of cyber-security products
Suppliers of connectivity
Suppliers of automation system
❖ New actors to introduce in the FoF supply chain:
Guidelines for innovation and knowledge transfer towards FoFStrategy
✓Define and explain clearlythe stakes
✓Establish a new corporate culture
✓Analyze company strenghts and weaknesses
✓Plan and anticipate the digital transition with small projects
✓Question the evolution of the business model
✓Think about processesand products
Technology
✓Strengthen your reliability (and sustainability of the provider)
✓Secure your investment: focus on value creation
✓Beware of the hype
✓Upgrade your IT infrastructure and guarantee data safety
✓ Test the technologies in small projects before deploying them
Capacity for innovation
✓Support FoF practices implementation by strong R&D&I activities, developed in a dedicated department
✓Foster creativity and entrepreneurship in employess
✓Develop collaborative projects with industrial or academic partners
✓Connect to customers to anticipate demand
Ecosystems support for innovation
✓Be strongly involved in professional industry networks to benefit from cross-sectoral fertilization
✓Collaborate steadily with research or technical centres to benefit from facilities, up-to-date technology/process, training and new talents
✓Participate in FoF-oriented public programs
Skills and change management
✓Evaluate employees’ digital skills before investing in technologies
✓Recruit new specialized talents
✓Participate in training programs
✓Identify a change leader to manage the digital transformation
✓Communicate the strategy to change the mindset
Inputs
Strategy Technologies
Capacity for
Innovation
Ecosystems support for innovation
Skills and change
management
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Operations & Innovation
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Business Mission
Goals
- Production
- Processes
- Products
- Quality
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Innovation & Learning
- Innovation
- Knowledge
- Knowledge
- New products
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- Financials
- Market
- Sustainability
- Customer
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Qualitative
Assessment
Processing System
Outputs Outcomes
Set of indicators for evaluating impact of FoF technologies and practices adoption
Manufacturing sectorstudying and mapping
• Analysis of national / regional initiatives, actions, priorities and competencies for the implementation of FoF
• Literature review on strategic, organisational, managerial and technological issues of FoF
• Survey: 90 companies
• Multiple case studies: 96 organisations (manufacturing companies, service providers, universities, centres of excellence, intermediaries)
• Semi-structured interviews
• Analysis of best practices and critical success factors for FoF
Methodology building
Indicators system setting and methodology improvement
• Literature review on maturity and assessment models, performance indicators, evaluation methods of FoFand manufacturing sector
• Data retrieval on major national databases
• Analysis of regional and national Smart Specialisation Strategies, policies and strategies for FoF, digitalization and manufacturing sector
• Gap analysis
Strategic policy agendasetting
