We exploit ontology-based knowledge management schemes to extract knowledge out of different definition on industry 4.0 (industrial internet, china manufacturing, etc.) and different sources for identifying I4.0 implementation scenarios. Ontologies have been developed and exploited in order to...

The future of communication networks is the interconnection of users, devices and machines enabling the provision of services and products in fast, reliable and secure way integrating different markets (energy, transportation, industry) and social services (security, health, education). Current...

The paper aims to propose a framework for assessing the maturity level of digital industry applications. The conceptual framework is based on two models: the intellectual capital (IC) management and the capability maturity model integration (CMMI). The framework comprises the IC management model...

During the last decade there has been increasing attention paid to intellectual capital (IC) in the management literature (e.g. Guthrie et al., 2004; Hunter et al., 2005; Tan et al., 2008), starting from the assumption that the economic growth of knowledge-based economies is primarily led by intangibles...

Company size is a critical factor for the Industry 4.0 adoption since larger companies are more likely to deploy I4.0 processes technologies rather than SMEs. Given the lack of a standardisation procedure regarding the I4.0 initiative, SMEs lack of strategy and management scenarios for I4.0...

In this paper, a framework for the estimation of the effects of costs and uncertainty on the long-run market structure and innovation in the Greek mobile telecommunications market is presented. This framework is based on Real Option Analysis, which is used to capture the effects of both cost...