Study on the Reference Architecture and Assessment Framework of Industrial Internet Platform

Abstract

With the continuous innovation of new-generation information technology and its accelerated integration with manufacturing industry, industrial internet platforms (IIPs) are rapidly emerging worldwide. Construction and application of IIP has become a new focus in international competition for leading enterprises, and also a new direction of industrial development for many countries worldwide. However, the development of IIP is still in the stage of exploration, and the industry sector still lacks unified understanding of the IIP. Therefore, this study firstly proposes a reference architecture of IIP to clarify its framework and core functions, so as to provide a general reference model for the industry to understand and jointly promote construction of IIP. Secondly, an assessment system is proposed to evaluate the usage of IIP. The assessment framework is composed from three domains namely the foundation, key capability, value and benefit. Finally, the practical value of the reference architecture and the assessment framework of IIP is verified by an industry practice.

Assessment of Industrial Internet Platform Application in Manufacturing Enterprises: System Construction and Industrial Practice

“…They defined nine dimensions and assigned 62 projects to assess the underlying enablers and extension factors of IIP. Wang et al [29] proposed a vulnerability assessment method based on attack graph and maximum flow. The vulnerability scoring system was used to calculate attack risk, which effectively solved the problems of low quantification of attack path and complex path discovery in IIP.…”

“…The assessment system should have wide applicability, the assessment data should be easy to collect and analyze, and the assessment method should be convenient and effective [37,38]. The assessment system should be adjusted and revised in a timely manner under the premise that the overall framework is relatively stable, and optimized and improved with the continuous enrichment of practical experience in the construction and application of the IIP [39,40]. Only the evaluation system formed through the above methods can reflect the application level of IIP more comprehensively and truly and play a guiding and promoting role in the construction of industrial platform and industrial development in the later stage.…”

“…As a generation of new infrastructure, new application models, and new business formats, the Industrial Internet Platform (IIP) has become a common choice for most manufacturing enterprises. The construction and promotion of the IIP is a strategic target for implementing industrial innovation and development [1,2]. The IIP integrates large and small enterprises into a modern manufacturing system.…”

The proposal of a modeling methodology for an industrial internet information model

“…Entering the digital age, the advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) is revolutionizing social life from every aspect. By combining new information and communication technology with manufacturing, global industry has shifted its way to establishing the digital, networked and intelligent industrial production, i.e., Industrial Internet ( Li et al, 2020 ). However, in the industrial domain, the extensive scale connection of dispersed people, machines, objects and other kinds of production factors requires uniform behavior across a variety of data planes, where the data communication and interoperability technologies are to be strongly emphasized.…”

The evolution mechanism of the multi-value chain network ecosystem supported by the third-party platform

“…Introduction. With the development of information and communication technologies such as the Internet, cloud computing, big data and Internet of things, third-party platforms for manufacturing emerge [19,6]. For instance, DHgate.com, MFG.com, INDICS, etc.…”