A Digital Framework for Industry 4.0: Managing Strategy

Introduction: Provides general information of the problem domain and the theoretical generic background, relevance and Significance of the Study and Chapters´ preview.  

1.       The Industrial Internet and the potentially economically disruptive technologies - The Industrial Internet: concept, context, definition, development, main characteristics, current transformation segments.  Disruptive technologies; technologies with a significant potential to drive economic impact and disruption, implications, challenges for Business Leaders. 

2.       The new economy and new business models - New economy definition and main elements.

- Digital business model transformation; theoretical perspective, economics of digital information, negligible marginal costs, network externalities, and barriers and enablers of business model change. 
- Digital business models; origins of digital business models, the digital business model concept and guidelines to develop a consensus for the business models.

- Future digital business models; best practices digital business models, new Strategies for E-Organizations and new Digital Business for E-Organizations

3.       Digital Transformation business landscape -

The benefits of Digital Transformation, two perspectives of Digital Transformation, the 4 dimensions of Digital Transformation strategies and procedural aspects of Digital Transformation strategies

- Integrating Digital Transformation into firms and challenges and Strategic paths to transformation

- Digital Transformation roadmap definition and main characteristics, phases of development integration and measurement.

4.       Digital Transformation strategy framework

- A Digital Strategic Framework (elements and phases).

- A Digital Transformation Strategy Plan (phases and actions).

5.       Strategic Digital Transformation Operational Framework

Model for preparing Internal Training Plan adapted to digital strategy

 - Integration of new mechanisms in instructional design associated with the programmes inherent in the Internal Training Plan adapted to the digital strategy

- Breakdown and definition of characteristics associated with the dimensions of the type of maturity identified

  -  Scorecard tool for the assessment and actions associated with the scope of the optimum degree of digital maturity 

Conclusion