A Multi-Usable Cloud Service Platform: A Case Study on Improved Development Pace and Efficiency
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ProcessIT Innovations R&D Centre, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
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Adage AB, C/O BnearIT, Stationsgatan 69, 972 34 Luleå, Sweden
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BnearIT AB, Stationsgatan 69, 972 34 Luleå, Sweden
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Appl. Sci. 2018, 8(2), 316; https://doi.org/10.3390/app8020316
Received: 18 December 2017 / Revised: 13 February 2018 / Accepted: 16 February 2018 / Published: 24 February 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Sustainable Manufacturing Systems)
The case study, spanning three contexts, concerns a multi-usable cloud service platform for big data collection and analytics and how the development pace and efficiency of it has been improved by 50–75% by using the Arrowhead framework and changing development processes/practices. Furthermore, additional results captured during the case study are related to technology, competencies and skills, organization, management, infrastructure, and service and support. A conclusion is that when offering a complex offer such as an Industrial Product-Service System, comprising sensors, hardware, communications, software, cloud service platform, etc., it is necessary that the technology, business model, business setup, and organization all go hand in hand during the development and later operation, as all ‘components’ are required for a successful result.
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Keywords:
big data; case study; circular economy; data collection and analytics; development; efficiency; improvement; multi-usable cloud service platform; pace
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Lindström, J.; Hermanson, A.; Blomstedt, F.; Kyösti, P. A Multi-Usable Cloud Service Platform: A Case Study on Improved Development Pace and Efficiency. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 316. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8020316
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Lindström J, Hermanson A, Blomstedt F, Kyösti P. A Multi-Usable Cloud Service Platform: A Case Study on Improved Development Pace and Efficiency. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8(2):316. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8020316
Chicago/Turabian StyleLindström, John; Hermanson, Anders; Blomstedt, Fredrik; Kyösti, Petter. 2018. "A Multi-Usable Cloud Service Platform: A Case Study on Improved Development Pace and Efficiency" Appl. Sci. 8, no. 2: 316. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8020316
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