Coordination of digital transformation
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Mälardalens Universitet - Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, Eskilstuna |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 4 800 000 |
| Project duration | November 2020 - June 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | FFI - Sustainable Production |
| Call | Sustainable production - FFI - June 2020 |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to improve manufacturing companies’ ability to manage and coordinate the digital transformation in factory networks by developing strategies and organizational structures that support and streamline the technology development. The overall goal is better utilization of new technologies and thus increased efficiency and industrial competitiveness.
Expected effects and result
The expected project result is a framework, aimed at industrial companies, for coordination of digital transformation containing activities and tools for coordination, organizational support structures and models for digital transformation strategy and digital roadmap. Through implementations and implemented measures during the project, improved coordination of digital transformation at the partner companies is also expected.
Planned approach and implementation
Three industrial challenges and related research gaps are addressed in the project: establishing organizational structures and working methods that support digital transformation establishing a digital transformation strategy and roadmap from a production perspective knowledge on the ability to coordinate digital transformation in manufacturing networks Through an interactive research design, activities and measures for improved coordination of digital transformation will be jointly developed within the project and implemented at the partner companies.