Autor: Christian Leyh

DataLab WestSax – R&D Setting for Regional Data-based Value Creation Experiments

DataLab WestSax - R&D Setting for Regional Data-based Value Creation Experiments

Ein regionaler Katalysator für datenbasierte Wertschöpfungsprozesse
Christian Leyh, Wibke Kusturica ORCID Icon, Sarah Neuschl, Christoph Laroque ORCID Icon
New types of value creation characterized by extensive data use and cross-company data sharing are becoming increasingly important for companies. However, many barriers slow down the path towards data-based value creation, especially for SMEs. Companies often lack specific ideas for data usage or digitalization and data competencies. As a result, there is often untapped value creation potential in companies. By describing a real laboratory setting with real experiments, this article demonstrates support options for companies to identify their own "data treasure" and to lift it.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 6 | Pages 37-41 | DOI 10.30844/IM_22-6_37-41
Industry 4.0 – Disruptive Business Model Innovation or “just” Business Process Optimization?

Industry 4.0 - Disruptive Business Model Innovation or “just” Business Process Optimization?

Christian Leyh, Doreen Gäbel
An investigation of Industry 4.0 project examples of selected companies with a focus on possible resulting business model innovations shows that these innovations can certainly be triggered by Industry 4.0 projects. How-ever, the results of our investigation also show that the share of business model innovations with 22% out of the 158 selected companies is, however, at a rather low range. Disruptive business model innovations are mainly found in companies of the manufacturing industry. Their focus is no longer only on the production or processing of products, but also on a clear added value for the customer. In this article, these aspects are further elaborated and selected study results are presented.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 33 | 2017 | Edition 5 | Pages 33-38
Digitization of SMEs – How Digitized are They?

Digitization of SMEs - How Digitized are They?

Wie digitalisiert sehen sich die Unternehmen und wie digitalisiert sind diese tatsächlich?
Marko Ott, Christian Leyh
Due to an ongoing digitization of everyday life and fast changes in the business environment, enterprises face numerous external and internal challenges. In order to stay compe-titive, enterprises, especially SMEs require an effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) as well as a deep understanding of ICT in general and in digital innovation in particular. In this paper, we reveal the self-assessment of 24 companies regarding their own digitization level and ICT use as well as regarding further aspects, challenges and requirements regarding the complex topic of digitization.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 33 | 2017 | Edition 3 | Pages 21-25