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

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Business Mission

Goals

- Production

- Processes

- Products

- Quality

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Innovation & Learning

- Innovation

- Knowledge

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- New products

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- Financials

- Market

- Sustainability

- Customer

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CSF Guidelines

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Assessment

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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