platform-based business models

Potential of Platform-Based Business Models in the Plastics Industry

Potential of Platform-Based Business Models in the Plastics Industry

Benedict Bender, Stefanie Lewandowski
The potential of platform-based business models in the context of Industry 4.0 has not yet been fully realized. Approaches for platforms and ecosystem- based value creation vary between industries. The plastics industry has so far been widely ignored in this respect. Due to its industrial structure, in particular the uniform value creation structures, the plastics industry is suitable for digital platforms. In addition to approaches for platforms in the injection molding industry, the article offers a procedure model for the expansion of established business models. This can facilitate the entry into the field of platform-based business models for SMEs.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 6 | Pages 14-18 | DOI 10.30844/IM_22-6_14-18
When Product Manufacturers Become Platform Providers

When Product Manufacturers Become Platform Providers

Strategische Entwicklungsperspektiven bei der Transformation zum Betreiber und Anbieter plattformbasierter Geschäftsmodelle
Christian Lerch
Digital platforms have meanwhile also established among product manufacturers. Besides virtual marketplaces, platforms that aim to digitally connect production processes and thus focus on Industry 4.0 are also of particular interest. In the context of the emerging platformization of industry, product manufacturers are faced with the question of what perspectives exist in the platform business and how new potentials of digital value creation can be exploited. The article shows which platform-based business models are currently being discussed for product manufacturers and which perspectives exist for manufacturers turning into providers of platform-based business models.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 37 | 2021 | Edition 5 | Pages 6-10