dynamic production platform

In recent years, the potential of cloud manufacturing in the B2B business fields has evolved enormously due to the increasing utilization of new digital technologies. Digital business processes confront manufacturing companies with new opportunities and challenges. For the digital transformation of these companies, the structured analysis of corresponding platform concepts is essential. In the first step, this can be supported by a framework that analyses basic insights and framework conditions for the development of dynamic cloud manufacturing platforms for the production sector. A corresponding framework is developed and presented in this article.

In recent years, the potential of B2B cloud manufacturing has developed steadily. Through the use of digital platforms, companies can expand their business models and open up new business areas, which is of decisive economic importance, especially during a pandemic. The potentials of production platforms were examined in a company study to derive recommendations for actions for companies. The study shows that the interest for a platform participation on the supply side is higher than on the demand side.