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CCMS Model – a Novel Approach to Digitalization Level Assessment for Manufacturing Companies
Gábor Nick1,2, Ádám Szaller1,3 and Tamás Várgedő1
1Institute for Computer Science and Control, Budapest, Hungary
2EPIC InnoLabs Ltd. Budapest, Hungary
3Department of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University
of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
gabor.nick@epicinnolabs.hu
adam.szaller@sztaki.hu
vargedo.tamas@sztaki.hu
Abstract: Today, a significant number of different models and methods are available to assess the readiness of
industrial companies concerning Industry 4.0 implementation. In this respect, the SMEs are in the most
vulnerable position. Thus, there is a need for a critical review and analysis of the existing models' fit while
recognizing the specific requirements of this type of enterprise. The results of a study that has become a point
of reference (Mittal 2018) show that only a limited number of the smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0
roadmaps, maturity models, frameworks, and readiness assessments available today reflect at least partly the
specific requirements and challenges of SMEs. In this paper, an attempt is made to introduce a solution to
mitigate this gap, that considers cultural and location-specific, ecosystem-related restrictions or influences
(macro-level view) and particular company-level aspects (micro-level view), as well.
The CCMS (Company CoMpaSs) model developed by EPIC InnoLabs is based on an online survey and considers
both business and technological views. The answers given by the respondent company are weighted, and
intervention points are selected from a predefined set of eight elements per dimension, on the basis of analyzing
the responses (coming from different areas). The output of the model (besides the statistical evaluation of the
results like comparisons to averages derived from metadata) is a prioritized list of intervention points that shows
the most important fields of action for the respondent on an interactive dashboard. The applied weightings are
determined by the model creators and result from the inherent structure of the model. The questions and the
weights can also be changed as the used technologies evolve. CCMS provides a quick (meaning that the
respondent gets prompt results), low-risk, online maturity assessment for manufacturing SMEs, which helps
decision-makers to determine target maturity levels in different fields.
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Maturity model; readiness assessment; intervention points, digitalization
1. Introduction
1.1 Industry 4.0 and challenges for SMEs
The development of Industry 4.0 is continuous and provides an ever wider variety of options for digital
transformation and interconnected technologies. Hence, most organizations have to face the problem of how
to define their role within the field and to decide on the necessary Industry 4.0 measures that will best match
their company’s needs. Many academic institutions, industrial federations, and professional organizations have
developed Industry 4.0 maturity models to support companies in their effort to assess their current status within
the Industry 4.0 context. These maturity models differ substantially in their approach, structure, and complexity.
Some perform the appraisal of a company's Industry 4.0 maturity grade by merely filling in a (mostly online)
survey. Others, however, include more steps with direct interactions with the respondent, such as on-site
interviews and workshops with the staff, too. The overall experience of today’s situation is that due to the high
number of Industry 4.0 maturity models, it is not straightforward at all for companies to choose the model that
will fit them best (Leineweber et al., 2018).
As Erol, Schumacher and Sihn (2016) mention, one of the main problems regarding Industry 4.0 is the lack of
understanding of the particular relevance and benefit of the whole concept. Therefore, companies require
guidance on their road towards digitalization and how they could make the best use of external expertise that
extends beyond them. It should help them to determine the action fields where they should start the
transformation process. Otherwise, isolated solutions may come to life – the most common example of this is
focusing on just the technological aspects and ignoring, for example, the human factor. Assuming that Industry
4.0 is to be achieved by simply buying robots and making machines smarter is often a problem, according to the
authors' industrial experience.
Nevertheless, the decisions in connection with Industry 4.0 and digitalization are also strongly affected by the
infrastructure of the local environment, available R&D&I services, the legal and business environment (macro-
level aspects). Paying too little attention to the organization's external environment is a common mistake coded
in many Industry 4.0 maturity models and readiness assessments as well. The vast majority of these models are
focusing on the micro-level aspect only by assessing the company and its inner processes in detail.
In contrast to this, the Industry 4.0 maturity model described by Nick et al. (2019b) uses an ecosystem-based
approach and takes into consideration general information about the participating organization, the relevant
company level Industry 4.0 maturity topics (micro-level), and issues related to the national economic policy
(macro-level) as well. Like Nick et al. (2019a) mention, countries have different goals since their status is not the
same regarding digitalization. Thus, the companies located in separate countries could have different legal
environments, local infrastructure, and possibilities that are affecting the decision-making process concerning
Industry 4.0 investments. These two papers also show that considering the local climate, region-specific
endowments (e.g., availability of skilled workforce, government funding, etc.) are essential and should be
examined when determining the first and then subsequent steps towards digitalization.
1.2 Existing models
In this paper, the goal is not to make an extensive literature review on existing models and readiness assessment
methods, as it has been done by others, for example, Leyh, Schäffer and Forstenhäusler (2016), Marheine,
Gruber and Back (2019), Leineweber et al. (2018) and Nick et al. (2019a). Mittal et al. (2018) made a critical
literature review on smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 roadmaps, maturity models, frameworks, and
readiness assessments available today. They concluded that only a limited number of them reflect at least partly
the specific requirements and challenges of SMEs (generally, they are focusing on solutions for MNEs). Earlier,
Puchan, Seif, and Mayer in their study (2015) did not find any models related to Industry 4.0 that addressed the
entire value chain of a company. Today the statement is no longer valid as numerous models with a broad
spectrum of new considerations have been developed by universities, research institutes, and consultancies –
for instance, Fraunhofer Austria, 2020; Schuh et al., 2017. As the paper focuses on introducing a novel
proprietary maturity model, here, we confine only to some examples for the different model types and
categories.
As for the evaluation method, some models use self-assessment as an input, while other ones include
workshops, too, or an audit done by external experts. There is also a solution that requires the least financial
and work effort, time, and implied risk – its input is an online survey (with different levels of result elaboration
for each model). For instance, two examples of short self-assessment models designed for small and medium-
sized engineering companies are developed by the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). One is the Industry
4.0 Readiness model by the IMPULS Foundation, and the second is a visual toolbox outlined in the paper
Guideline Industry 4.0, by the same federation (IMPULS, 2020; VDMA and Partners, 2016)
The two models CCMS and the Industry 4.0 migration model developed for the ADAPTION project (Leineweber
et al., 2018) are also based on a digital self-assessment, but address socio-technical aspects and personnel-
related topics in more detail. The Fraunhofer Austria Industry 4.0 Maturity Model (Fraunhofer Austria, 2020)
Pathfinder i4.0 (Innovatioszentrum für Industrie 4.0., 2020), and Industry 4.0 Maturity Index (Schuh et al., 2017)
are more complex models, they all include at least one on-site workshop in the assessment process.
Models can also be distinguished regarding their aim and focus: some of them are profit-oriented (Fraunhofer
Austria, 2020; Schuh et al., 2017; Innovatioszentrum für Industrie 4.0., 2020; CCMS), others aim to generate
conclusions about the status of the companies to enlarge a knowledge base (Nick et al., 2019b), while models in
a third group address both goals (Schuh et al., 2017). In general, maturity models compare the present state of
a company to some baseline: this could be aligned either to the most common pattern of answers to the given
questionnaire (Nick et al., 2019b), or the respondent's target maturity level (Fraunhofer Austria, 2020), or the
model developer's view on the best practice (CCMS). There are models whose method is to obtain a single,
global perspective on a company (Nick et al., 2019b), and others that aim to get multiple opinions from the
respondents of the evaluated company as many different perspectives may exist in parallel (Fraunhofer Austria,
2020; Schuh et al., 2017; Innovatioszentrum für Industrie 4.0., 2020; CCMS).
In this paper, the CCMS model is presented to offer an affordable, quick, low-risk Industry 4.0 assessment tool
that helps SMEs in the manufacturing industry to determine intervention points to attain their digitalization
goals. This model has several features that are novelties:
• Instead of comparing the as-is results of the online survey to a target (to-be) status defined in
advance by the respondent's company, it uses a baseline determined by the model creators (who are
experts with broad industrial experience).
• Instead of showing only statistical results after completing the survey, it provides a prioritized
intervention point list that specifies the most important fields where the company has to develop
itself.
• Takes two aspects into consideration simultaneously: the technological and the business views,
representing the respondent's employees with different perspectives who have to answer questions
according to their role in the company.
• Integrates micro-level (internal details of the company and its production) and macro-level (local
environment) aspects, and this way uses an ecosystem approach to determine the results.
2. CCMS Model
The aim of the CCMS model developed by EPIC InnoLabs is to synthesize and report on the responses of an
increasingly wide selection of industry representatives, both in terms of revealing internal contradictions and in
terms of a proposed target system based on scientific aspects. The purpose of the representative survey is to
encompass the entire Industry 4.0 ecosystem of a company that intends to be digitally transformed. Weighting
each sub-area provides a basis for the formulation of a strategy that incorporates the organization's industrial
digitization efforts. Using a hierarchical, top-down approach, the model is also suitable for simultaneously
integrating the inputs of key players who represent the horizontal approach of company management, i.e., both
the technological and business aspects.
The model is based on pillars built on dimensions (see Figure 1). These pillars respectively represent different
aspects of industrial digitization. Under the dimensions, intervention points were identified. The maturity level
of the latter is calculated using predefined questions. Indeed, the response(s) to each question determine(s) the
digital readiness of the organization for that particular intervention point. Since respondents fundamentally
have two different approaches and background knowledge of the organization, technological and business-
oriented questions are also included to conclude to valuable intervention points.
Figure 1: Model approach
The model rests on three pillars: Ecosystem, Value Creation, and Value. By definition, the essence of industrial
digitization is the close intertwining of the Real and Virtual world, with a focus on the Human. These three
dimensions characterize the Value Creation pillar, where the inputs are transformed into the desired output.
The Data flowing between these three create an inseparable connection, from which as an intermediate,
Information and, at the very end, Knowledge emerges. Input resources provided by the Ecosystem pillar include
the organization's Strategy and all Local Resources (e.g., infrastructure elements, legal environment, etc.). On
the output side, the Value (third pillar) the companies generate appears in the form of smart Products and
Services. The Value Chain dimension implements horizontal integration, which in turn deals with suppliers,
business partners, and customers. The connection between the different pillars, dimensions, and aspects are
depicted in Figure 2, where dimensions pertaining to the same pillar are marked with varying shades of the same
colour (Value – teal, Ecosystem – green, Value Creation – blue).
In the following subsections, the pillars of the model and the dimensions are introduced in more detail.
Figure 2: Structure of the model
2.1 Ecosystem
This pillar contains a group of questions on management and statistical data characterizing the Strategy of the
company. Survey questions aimed at providing a comprehensive knowledge of the local environment are also
included here.
In the Local resources dimension, the direct operating environment of the company and the peculiarities of the
local market are examined. The issues addressed relate to relevant obstacles, available R&D&I services,
appropriateness of existing infrastructure, and up-to-date info-communication technologies, as well.
In connection with territorial criteria, the companies are asked about how satisfied they are with the conditions
of the business and the legal environment, institutional provision, and infrastructural developments. Other
essential aspects involve the financial resources used to support the R&D&I activities and the extent to which
these are applied. The model includes questions about the range of such services available in the local market
in terms of quantity, quality, and price. The feasibility of environmental awareness and sustainable development
raises the question of the company's attitude towards the conscious use of energy and materials, as well as their
manufacturing methods.
In the Strategy dimension, the primary question is whether the company sees a link between its competitiveness
and Industry 4.0 implementation, i.e., whether it understands that it is a topic that will improve its position in
the market. For this end, the company needs to analyze and evaluate its current digital maturity and set clear
goals for the period ahead. It is essential to identify the key areas and measures that will be paid off by the
highest value generated. If such an accepted and documented strategy exists, it is worthwhile measuring the
implementation of it with indicators. Organizational issues, including the availability of the necessary expert
base, are also examined. Furthermore, the evaluation of parallel infrastructural developments, competitiveness
preferences, R&D efforts, and preferences are also relevant areas. Specifically, regarding the results of strategic
decisions: development target areas, commissioning of tools and technologies that support sustainability are
also investigated.
2.2 Value Creation
The physical resources needed to create value, the processes in the virtual world's sphere, and the
characteristics of the human (who connects them all, and who is able to interpret the data and control the
system) are also taken into account to assess the company's capabilities at the micro-level.
The dimension Real world is not only applicable to qualify the organization in terms of their Industry 4.0
readiness but also, in a broader sense, to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of their current market
position. The existing equipment and future development directions, challenges, and opportunities of using
cyber-physical production systems must also be evaluated. Regarding the application of new and digital trends,
the present state and the role of technologies that have the most substantial connection to Industry 4.0 (Big
Data, AI, IoT, M2M communication, etc.) are examined. A question that comes to mind is, where is the biggest
challenge regarding the implementation of technologies: in the research, development, standardization, or
deployment phase? Robot density is an exact and internationally accepted indicator that is also included in the
model. The qualitative and quantitative criteria of the tools available in logistics and manufacturing, as well as
the relevant development ideas of the company, are addressed.
The questions in the dimension Virtual world consider the internal production and logistics processes and their
characteristics. The issues addressed are the following: the areas of data collection, data processing methods,
respondents' view on robotization and safety of cloud-based platforms, the implementation phase of the virtual
environment.
In the Human dimension, the impact of robots on the labour market, changing human conditions, type of existing
training programs, and the assessment method of employee competencies are also looked at.
2.3 Value
The characteristics of smart products and services and the customers, suppliers, and business partners closely
associated with them are assessed in this third pillar. The hallmark of smart products is that they collect and
transmit data about themselves during their product use phase. The question is whether the manufacturer
utilizes these and, if so, precisely in which areas? How well are services based on usage data built into the
company's knowledge base? These questions are investigated in the Products and services dimension.
The role of the Value chain dimension in terms of knowledge as added value provides an answer to where a
company can position itself in global markets. From the number of partnerships, the responses received about
the organization of the company and its operational philosophy decisive conclusions about both the horizontal
and vertical integration as the basic features of Industry 4.0 can be made.
In terms of approach, it is relevant to what extent the company supports open innovation and whether they
pursue active innovation management. A series of factors are examined like the territorial embeddedness of the
company in the innovation ecosystem, the willingness to cooperate in R&D&I, the existence of cooperation with
universities and research institutes, as well as with the actors of the economic sphere. In terms of horizontal
integration, the local market players who can be accepted as suppliers, the level of trust networks that emerge,
and the extent and direction of information sharing are essential aspects. Organizational philosophy, such as
where the company sees its role in the supply chain and how dominant its added value produced, is also
addressed.
The pillars and dimensions, their contents, and the number of questions connected to them are summarized in
Table 1.
Table 1: Pillars and dimensions of the CCMS model
Pillar
Topics
Dimensions
Questions
Ecosystem
Financial and statistical data
Local environment
Local resources
Strategy
27 (29%)
Value
Creation
Individual Industry 4.0 capabilities
Physical resources for value creation
Processes of the virtual world
The human who can interpret the data and control
the system
Real world
Virtual world
Human
35 (38%)
Value
Smart products and services
Customers, suppliers, and business partners
Products and Services
Value chain
30 (33%)
3. Intervention points
As mentioned, the most important output of the CCMS model is a list of prioritized intervention points that
shows the company the fields where it should make changes to reach a higher maturity level. For each
dimension, there are eight predefined intervention points: for the demonstration of the model approach and
the structure of intervention points, the authors introduce here three of them (Local resources, Virtual world,
and Human) in more detail, as examples. As the different fields of action are in close relation to each other, the
intervention points are overlapping, and have common aspects in some cases.
3.1 Local resources
Financial resources
This intervention point considers the following factors: loans, tender opportunities, investor willingness,
availability of venture capital, and the rate of resource utilization as a percentage of sales revenue.
Environmental resources
Environmental resources include legal regulation, availability of financial institutions’ services, logistical and
transport environment, and the commercial service provider environment.
Resource challenges
Challenges could be the widespread digital illiteracy, lack of skilled workforce, rising labour and logistics costs,
shrinking market opportunities, and lack of R&D&I partners.
Infrastructural resources
Availability of technical service providers and the quality of the offered services are considered as infrastructural
resources: for example, 5G availability, internet bandwidth, etc.
Cooperation opportunities
It is feasible to establish long-term relationships, for example, with R&D&I companies, universities (research and
recruitment opportunities). Industrial parks, chambers, clusters, also help companies to exploit cooperation
potentials.
Matureness of attitude
Corporate culture and public acceptance of vs. resistance to technological developments are also determining
the companies' future and possible actions.
Workforce availability
Labor fluctuation, suction effect of other companies, and problems arising from the education system (e.g., no
education institute in the area that could offer training in the respondent's industry area) are considered at this
intervention point.
Availability of value chain participants
This point is affected by the following issues. First, the geographical availability of value chain members: are they
close to the respondent's location, or the products/materials have to be transported from faraway? The platform
where they can be reached is also crucial: e.g., via phone/email/corporate platform. This intervention point also
has a connection with the digitalization level of the partners.
3.2 Virtual world
Utilization of collected data
Most of the companies analyze the collected data, but in some cases, although the collection is made, the data
is only stored without using it. (Data collection methods, equipment, etc., are part of the Real world dimension).
It also means two different levels of data processing if the data analysis is made by hand, or it is automated. The
best case is when the collected data is automatically analyzed, decisions are made automatically based on them,
and predictions are also made, for example, to support maintenance processes.
Applied technologies
Application of Big Data, cloud technologies, ICT, the technology of data analysis, and the creation of virtual
models from the production and logistic processes are considered here.
Automatic, adaptive control of production
The results of data analysis, simulation models, etc. should be tied back into the production processes.
Interventions, changes should be made automatically based on them.
Degree of automation
The number of robots, areas of use (whether they are used for human-robot collaboration, assembly or
movement tasks), and their re-programmability are essential aspects of Industry 4.0.
Digital mapping and intervention
Application of production and logistics system simulation, digital twins, are contributing significantly to the
digitalization process. The usage of the results coming from these technologies is also carrying opportunities:
they can be applied in layout planning (e.g., rearranging the factory), scheduling (e.g., using the simulation model
for validating the scheduling plans).
Level of IT development and Vertical integration
Degree of digitalization in information exchange (emails, a corporate communication platform, or other),
development of data storage technologies are included here. The update of the collected data could be done
manually or automatically, as well. Version control issues, paperless documentation in manufacturing are also
considered (electronic instructions, document circulation with digital signature).
Visualization
Visualization of data and digital models helps companies to see and understand their processes: e.g., interactive
dashboards, a screen in the factory manager's office, and displays at the end of the production lines. Usage of
virtual reality in the production (maintenance, picking tasks) could also improve effectiveness in production.
Extensive usage of summary graphs in EIS (Executive Information System) and MIS (Management Information
System) enables a quick overview and understanding of the critical processes by a glance.
IT security
Data integrity and authenticity, appropriate authentication methods, inviolability, obtained certificates are
fundamental parts of a secure IT system. Different strategies exist: in some cases, it is possible to interfere in
the production from outside the factory; in other cases, only production statistics can be queried.
3.3 Human
Position of the human in the production
Adaptability to rapid change, high learning speed are critical skills when applying new technologies in
production.
HR challenges
Lack of necessary competencies, workforce availability, employees’ readiness to adapt to changing work
environment and circumstances, building an atmosphere to inspire individual initiatives, setting up a proper
motivation system are challenges that the Human Resource departments have to face nowadays.
Working in the digital space
Working from home, applying Artificial Intelligence, using new digital solutions (e.g., smartphone, chat), working
device dependency, and being able to learn to use them is crucial for employees.
Education and training
Investment in education, continuous registration of employee competence, skill matrix - based on this,
personalized training programs could be created, and employees could work in a job that matches their
qualifications.
Employee mobility
How flexible they are in terms of the place of work, in space and time, how much they can work together in an
international cultural environment. Family-friendly workplace, corporate kindergarten, and school, sports
opportunities are also essential for employees and the image of the company.
Workplace safety
Employees have to follow new rules in a digitized work environment; IT security is crucial in the life of a company.
"Traditional" safety instructions and regulations also have to be communicated in a new way
Openness to new technologies
Cutting-edge technologies could not be applied if the employees have not an open attitude to new technologies.
There is also a difference between passive acceptance and active motivation to use smart solutions during work.
Recruitment strategy
Appropriate use of online interfaces for recruitment purposes (e.g., Google Analytics, Facebook statistics) to
manage fluctuations. PR activity on digital platforms is essential these days. It is also useful to connect the
prospective employees during their studies with, for example, competitions, dual and cooperative training
programs.
4. Evaluation method
The CCMS model is operating as an online survey, whose results and graphs are generated promptly and
automatically after completing the study. They are presented in an interactive dashboard, including statistical
results derived from the responses (a screenshot from this can be seen in Figure 3). In Figure 3, a radar diagram
presenting the intervention points connected to each dimension – the orange line is the baseline, the blue one
is calculated from the responses.
The questionnaire has to be filled in regarding the current state of the company, and the answers in connection
with intervention points (which are required fields of improvement included in the survey) are compared to a
baseline determined by the model developers. The intervention points to be suggested from the given set are
derived from the answers and the weights (fixed by model creators and hidden from the respondents) attached
to them. The intervention points are also weighted in a predefined manner. The answer and intervention point
weighting are based on the authors’ project experiences, state-of-the-art model descriptions taken from the
literature, and adapted to the specific characteristics of SMEs. The most important output of the model is a list
of priority intervention points drawn upon the weights and the difference between the current company status
and the baseline. These points are the areas the company should focus on in its immediate future actions.
It is important to note, as technology improves and experience with usage is gathered, the necessity could arise
any time to formulate new or reworded questions or modify the weights to keep the model up to date. The
model is prepared for these changes, and its continuous adaptation to the fast-changing world does not require
a massive effort from the developers.
Figure 3: Interactive dashboard visualizing the results of CCMS model
5. Conclusions
In this paper, a maturity model for manufacturing companies was outlined, which – built around a structured
framework of pillars and dimensions – takes business and technological aspects into account, as well. CCMS
focuses on a low-risk, quick overview of the company with an online survey, providing prompt results with the
statistical analysis of the respondent's answers. Moreover, CCMS includes macro- and micro-level examination
of the company, which helps decision-makers to determine the next steps in different fields, by creating a
prioritized list of intervention points.
Applying the CCMS model gives a first overview of the company, and shows its as-is status. The output of the
CCMS model is a priority list of the most crucial intervention points, which is determined on the basis of expert
knowledge gained by literature synthesis, studying existing questionnaires, implementing surveys, and maturity
models for the industry. This list may be used to derive a comprehensive strategic plan for the company on how
to attain a higher maturity grade.
Acknowledgement
The research in this paper was supported by the European Commission through the H2020 project EPIC
(https://www.centre-epic.eu/) under grant No. 739592.
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