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What characterizes an incremental innovation in the framework that defines product innovations?

  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are substituted
  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are substituted
  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are reinforced
  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are reinforced (correct)

In the framework defining product innovations, what defines an architectural innovation?

  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are reinforced (correct)
  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are reinforced
  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are substituted
  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are substituted

What is a modular innovation characterized by in the product innovation framework?

  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are substituted
  • Architecture Relations are altered, and Knowledge Components are reinforced
  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are reinforced
  • Architecture Relations are unchanged, and Knowledge Components are substituted (correct)

What defines a radical innovation in the product innovation framework?

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To which strategic dimension does the question 'Who are our customers?' relate in competitive strategy?

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The question 'What do we offer them?' corresponds to which strategic dimension in competitive strategy?

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What does the question 'How can we deliver it effectively and efficiently?' connect to in competitive strategy?

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Which of the following is NOT a strategic dimension directly related to customer engagement?

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Which operational benefit of Autonomous and Collaborative Robots significantly impacts the automation strategy?

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Which benefit of Autonomous and Collaborative Robots most directly influences the augmentation strategy?

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Which operational benefit of Autonomous and Collaborative Robots is essential for enabling decentralization in production?

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Which benefit of the Autonomous and Collaborative Robots paradigm contributes to the simplification strategy?

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Which operational benefit of the Augmented and Virtual Reality paradigm supports the externalization strategy?

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Which operational benefit of Augmented and Virtual Reality influences the reactivity strategy?

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Which benefit of Autonomous and Collaborative Robots is associated with promoting human-to-machine interaction?

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Which operational benefit of Autonomous and Collaborative Robots enhances just-in-time delivery processes?

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Which operational benefit of Big Data Analytics impacts the efficiency strategy?

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Which Operational Benefit of the Structural Integration paradigm affects the decentralization strategy?

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Which operational benefit supports the interoperability strategy in Structural Integration?

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Which benefit of Structural Integration contributes significantly to the reactivity strategy?

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Which operational benefit influences the flexibility strategy in Structural Integration?

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Which aspect of Big Data Analytics enhances market profiling and segmentation?

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Which of the following operational benefits is least likely to impact real-time planning of resource usage?

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Which operational benefit is crucial for enhancing customer relations in the context of Structural Integration?

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What benefit does the Augmented and Virtual Reality paradigm provide that enhances the efficiency strategy?

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Which operational benefit of the Augmented and Virtual Reality paradigm impacts the flexibility strategy?

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Identify the operational benefit that influences the prediction strategy within the Augmented and Virtual Reality paradigm.

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Which operational benefit from the Industrial Internet of Things paradigm contributes to the centralization strategy?

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What is an impact of the Industrial Internet of Things paradigm on the interoperability strategy?

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Which benefit of the Industrial Internet of Things paradigm enhances work productivity?

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What benefit does the Industrial Internet of Things offer that influences reduction in operational downtime?

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Which operational benefit is expected to enhance customer experience in the Augmented and Virtual Reality paradigm?

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What accurately describes cloud computing?

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Which statement about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is true?

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What is a primary function of simulations?

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Which of the following best describes big data analytics?

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What encompasses cybersecurity?

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What does structural horizontal integration refer to?

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In augmented reality, which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following correctly describes vertical integration?

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Which operational benefit of the Simulation paradigm contributes to improving the prediction strategy?

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Which operational benefit of the Simulation paradigm is most relevant to the usability strategy?

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How does the Simulation paradigm impact the decentralization strategy?

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In what way does the Simulation paradigm enhance the externalization strategy?

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Which operational benefit of the Simulation paradigm assists in identifying reusable component parts?

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Which operational benefit primarily affects the design process of new products?

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How does the Simulation paradigm potentially reduce incorrect design risks?

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What is a direct benefit of simulating different assembly phases in a production setting?

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Flashcards

Incremental Innovation

Product innovation where knowledge components are reinforced, and architecture relations remain unchanged.

Architectural Innovation

Product innovation where knowledge components are substituted, and architecture relations are altered.

Modular Innovation

Product innovation where knowledge components are substituted, and architecture relations remain unchanged.

Radical Innovation

Product innovation where knowledge components are substituted, and architecture relations are altered.

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Competitive Strategy: Who are our customers?

This relates to Customer Intimacy. Focusing on understanding and meeting the specific needs of individual customers.

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Competitive Strategy: What do we offer them?

This relates to Product Leadership. Focusing on developing new and innovative products that differentiate your company from competitors.

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Competitive Strategy: How can we deliver effectively?

This relates to Operational Excellence. Focusing on efficient and cost-effective processes to deliver products or services.

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Automation Strategy

A strategy that aims to increase efficiency and effectiveness in production planning and control by using autonomous and collaborative robots.

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Augmentation Strategy

A strategy that aims to enhance human capabilities by using autonomous and collaborative robots to handle complex tasks, freeing up human workers for more creative or strategic roles.

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Decentralization Strategy

A strategy that leverages the capabilities of autonomous and collaborative robots to enable decentralized production control, leading to more flexible and agile operations.

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Simplification Strategy

A strategy that uses autonomous and collaborative robots to simplify repetitive, strenuous, and risky tasks, improving workplace safety and overall efficiency.

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Externalization Strategy: Virtual Reality

A strategy that leverages Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies to create immersive training environments, improve quality control, and enable remote maintenance.

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Reactivity Strategy: Virtual Reality

A strategy that uses Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies to offer safer training environments, facilitate product testing with customers, and enable dynamic simulations for improved responsiveness.

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Operational Benefits of Automation: Example

An example of an operational benefit of automation using autonomous and collaborative robots is increased efficiency and effectiveness in production planning and control.

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Operational Benefits of Augmentation: Example

An example of an operational benefit of augmentation using autonomous and collaborative robots is the ability to enable complex processing by simplifying human activities.

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AR/VR Impact on Efficiency

How Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) enhance operational efficiency.

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AR/VR Impact on Flexibility

How AR/VR technologies improve operational flexibility.

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AR/VR Impact on Prediction

How AR/VR technologies contribute to better operational prediction.

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Industrial IoT Impact on Centralization

How the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promotes operational centralization.

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Industrial IoT Impact on Interoperability

How the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enhances operational interoperability.

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Operational Benefit of AR/VR: Improved Accuracy

AR/VR increases the precision of locating goods within a warehouse.

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Operational Benefit of IIoT: Reduced Downtime

IIoT reduces downtime by predicting and preventing equipment failures.

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Operational Benefit of AR/VR: Enhanced Customer Experience

AR/VR can be used to create immersive customer experiences, such as virtual product demos or personalized visualizations.

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Efficiency Strategy Impact

Big Data Analytics (prescriptive analytics) helps improve efficiency by quickly responding to market demand.

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Decentralization Strategy Impact

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration promotes decentralization by increasing information sharing with suppliers.

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Interoperability Strategy Impact

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration enhances interoperability by enabling flexible and dynamic interaction between production partners.

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Reactivity Strategy Impact

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration boosts reactivity by reducing time-to-market.

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Flexibility Strategy Impact

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration improves flexibility by facilitating joint product design with customers.

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Digital Channels and Customer Experience

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration impacts the customer experience by giving businesses more control over digital channels and smart products.

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Traceability and Supply Chain

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration increases data traceability along the supply chain through signaling systems.

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Production Information and Decision-Making

Structural horizontal and vertical system integration improves decision-making by providing access to up-to-date production information and incoming orders.

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Simulation Impact on Prediction

The simulation paradigm helps predict future outcomes by boosting information about component parts' remaining life and their reusability. This allows more accurate predictions about product lifecycle and potential for component reuse.

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Simulation Impact on Usability

Simulation improves product usability by optimizing internal handling equipment during assembly. This is done by simulating different phases and discovering the most efficient use of resources like robots.

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Simulation Impact on Decentralization

Simulation enhances decentralized production strategies by reducing procurement costs. This is achieved by simulating alternative supplier scenarios and choosing those that minimize both economic and environmental costs.

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Simulation Impact on Externalization

Simulation empowers externalization strategies by improving collaboration within the supply chain. This is done by simulating the entire process, analyzing economic, social, and environmental performance, and finding ways to work together more effectively.

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Simulation Impact: Operational Benefits

The simulation paradigm offers many operational benefits, including increased efficiency, reduced risks, and improved decision-making. This is achieved by creating virtual models of real-world systems and running experiments within those models.

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Operational Benefits: Prediction

Simulation enhances prediction capabilities by providing detailed insights into the residual lifespan of components. This information allows for better planning for component replacement and efficient reuse.

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Operational Benefits: Usability & Efficiency

Simulation improves usability and efficiency by optimizing the use of internal handling equipment during assembly. This leads to faster, more controlled, and less error-prone production processes.

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Operational Benefits: Decentralization & Costs

Simulation supports decentralized strategies by reducing procurement costs. This is achieved by simulating alternative supplier choices, allowing companies to find the most cost-effective options while minimizing environmental impact.

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Virtual Reality

A technology that creates a completely immersive digital environment, isolating users from the real world.

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Augmented Reality

A technology that overlays digital elements onto the real world, enhancing our perception.

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Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

A network of interconnected devices, sensors, and machines within an industrial setting, enabling data exchange and automation.

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Cloud Computing

The delivery of computing services—including storage, processing, and software—over the internet.

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Simulations

Virtual models that mimic real-world systems, allowing us to test different scenarios without real-world risks.

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Big Data Analytics

Analyzing massive datasets to extract insights, patterns, and trends, driving informed decision-making.

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Cybersecurity

Protecting digital systems and information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.

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Structural Horizontal Integration

The coordinated management of the production chain to ensure smooth flow of materials and information among different companies.

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Study Notes

Questions and Answers

  • Question 1: Incremental innovation occurs when architecture relations are unchanged, and knowledge components are reinforced

  • Question 2: Architectural innovation occurs when architecture relations are altered, and knowledge components are substituted

  • Question 3: Modular innovation occurs when architecture relations are unchanged, and knowledge components are substituted

  • Question 4: Radical innovation occurs when architecture relations are altered, and knowledge components are substituted

  • Question 5: The strategic dimension connected to "Who are our customers?" in competitive strategy is customer intimacy; product leadership; operational excellence; it is connected to all of them

  • Question 6: The strategic dimension connected to "What do we offer them?" in competitive strategy is customer intimacy; product leadership; operational excellence; it is connected to all of them

  • Question 7: The strategic dimension connected to "How can we deliver it effectively and efficiently?" in competitive strategy is customer intimacy; product leadership; operational excellence; it is connected to all of them

  • Question 8: Technology push innovation is not a source of strategic innovation

  • Question 9: Defining the target market and identifying consumer unfulfilled needs allows companies to pursue design-driven innovation; technology push innovation; market pull innovation; design-driven innovation

  • Question 10: Developing innovative products or services and providing unique meaning to existing goods enables companies to pursue design-driven innovation; technology push innovation; market pull innovation; market pull innovation

  • Question 11: Optimizing production processes and developing new products to satisfy previously unidentified consumer needs allows companies to pursue design-driven innovation; technology push innovation; market pull innovation; market pull innovation

  • Question 12: Ecosystem partners are organizations weakly interconnected with each other, dependent on each other for their survival. Also includes artists, cultural organizations, sociologists, anthropologists, marketing and media experts. Includes manufacturers of hardware and software components.

  • Question 13: If a company decides to serve a tribe, it groups together two or more distinct but interdependent customer groups through a digital platform, identifies various customer groups based on their passions, interests, experiences .

  • Question 14: Society is not a building block of the business model canvas

  • Question 15: The business model framework; business model canvas; digital operating model; strategic fit matrix. Used to verify if the firm is strategically aligned in all its strategic dimensions.

  • Question 16: The 1st Industrial Revolution used centralized production.

  • Question 17: The 2nd Industrial Revolution used mass production.

  • Question 18: The 3rd Industrial Revolution used mass production

  • Question 19: The 4th Industrial Revolution used intelligent production

  • Question 20: Openness and closure; complexification and simplification; usability and security

  • Question 21: Complexification, ownership and flexibility; centralization, predictability and efficiency; reactivity, automation and simplification; decentralization, interoperability and augmentation

  • Question 22: Centralization, predictability and efficiency; reactivity, automation and simplification; decentralization, interoperability and augmentation

  • Question 23: Cyber Security is not one of the nine digital paradigms

  • Question 24: Industrial Internet of things; Blockchain; Big Data Analytics; System integration

  • Question 25: Reduction in the optimal size of production sites reduces economies of scale; reduction in product development; time and costs (time-to-market and learning economies); reduction in the number of items in stock; increase in freedom in product design.

  • Question 26: Reduction in the optimal size of sites reducing economies of scale; reduction in product development time and costs; reduction in the number of items in stock; increase in freedom in product design.

  • Question 27: Reduction in product development time and costs (time to market and learning economies); reduction in the number of items in stock (eliminating components); increasing freedom in product design; fostering creativity

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