Development of a roadmap for the development of industrial holdings in the digital economy

The development of the market economy at the present stage is characterized by the mass use of technologies of the fourth industrial revolution in key areas of activity of organizations and individual entrepreneurs. The article considers the impact of the digital economy on the development of industrial holdings in the Russian Federation. When implementing digital technologies, industrial holdings may face financial and production risks. To minimize these risks, the heads of industrial holdings need to carefully plan the process of digitalization of an industrial holding. The most promising method of planning is the system of corporate roadmaps of an industrial holding. Currently, roadmaps are actively used in all spheres of the economy. Road mapping technologies can be used to solve various tasks of an industrial holding. The paper provides an overview of the existing approaches of Russian and foreign economists to understanding the roadmap. The author’s definition of the industrial holding’s roadmap is proposed, taking into account the main provisions of the digital economy. The main functions and goals of roadmaps in Russian industrial holdings are systematized. The study describes the existing types of road maps. The main advantages of using the roadmap by industrial holdings of the Russian Federation are determined. The key disadvantages of using road maps are identified on the basis of the graph method. The object of the study is the industrial holdings of the Russian Federation. The subject of the research is the development of an algorithm for the roadmap for the introduction of digital technologies into the activities of an industrial holding. The methodological features of the algorithm for creating the roadmap of an industrial holding are determined. The research methods used include analysis and synthesis, the method of logic, description and modeling.

Industry 4.0 road mapping: A fuzzy linguistic approach

Background: The industry 4.0 transition is becoming crucial for organizations. The literature reviewed showed that whilst there are many studies on industry 4.0 assessment that help organizations evaluate their current state, limited studies exist for road-mapping activities. Objective: The main aim of this study is to construct a model that leads organizations to their fourth industrial revolution transition. Companies, especially small and medium-sized ones (SMEs), need clear, agile, and efficient road maps because of their limited resources. Lack of a procedure that guides organizations in the right way is the motivation of this study. Method: A linguistic fuzzy inference system is used in this study. Concepts are determined, and relations between concepts with if-then rules have been constructed according to the expert opinion. MATLAB R2015a is used for the inference system. Results: An exemplary case is considered, and the results show that the inference system can provide company-specific roadmaps. To which extend an industry 4.0 concept should be taken into account for a company can be seen with the proposed method. Conclusion: The proposed method showed that specific and agile roadmaps could be obtained. Because of the dependency of expert opinion for the fuzzy rule base, different methods for obtaining rules and relations may be a future research direction.

Evaluation of Technological Solutions and Requirements for Cloud TV Services Based on Decision Support Systems

Cloud TV will play an important role in future pay TV services and is quickly becoming the next arena for TV content providers. This emphasizes the need for a technology roadmap to address several key issues that may affect the deployment of future Cloud TV services. Three alternative technologies, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), Over the Top (OTT), and Smart TV have been investigated. The methodology used is the analytic hierarchy process based on a decision support system developed for this study. The current work implements and verifies a transparent road mapping model for Cloud TV solutions. The results indicate that OTT seems to be the most efficient and valuable choice and reveal an important blend of social, economic, technological requirements to be taken into account when deploying and/or adopting Cloud TV services from a pay TV operator. Sensitivity analysis is performed to investigate the stability of the results and the accuracy of the approach. The findings will be an important guide for the development of Cloud TV solutions and the improvement of those already deployed.

Digitalization Opportunities Road Mapping Tool (DORMT©): A Framework to Assess Digitalization Opportunities in Construction Organizations

The construction industry is entering the digital age, which offers innovative digitalization opportunities (DOs) regarding cost efficiency, project management, and improved client experience. In their early efforts to implement DOs, construction organizations have had varying degrees of success, and the results caused organizations to question whether they have the appropriate digital strategy and capabilities. Hence, construction organizations need a framework to systematically evaluate the potential benefits of implementing DOs and factors influencing their successful implementation. This paper presents a framework that supports decision makers in construction organizations to assess DOs based on experts’ judgement of the factors influencing their successful implementation. The framework incorporates fuzzy arithmetic and linguistic evaluation to capture experts’ subjective assessments and is implemented in the Digitalization Opportunities Road Mapping Tool (DORMT©). DORMT©, which allows organizations to evaluate individual DOs, rank multiple DOs, and identify the best options for implementing digitalization within their organization.

Road-mapping the Contradictions Around Premenstrual Syndrome: A Medico-legal Quandary

Even though the term premenstrual syndrome has entered the common lexicon, yet it still remains a Gordian knot that needs to be untangled by not only the medical profession but also the legal profession. Resolving this conundrum requires a balancing of the dichotomy between ‘medicalizing’ women’s lives and a need to affirm women’s experiences. There exist several legal impediments while presenting evidence of this syndrome for diminishing the responsibility of a woman in a criminal trial. The present research is undertaken with an aim to determine the relationship between female criminality and premenstrual syndrome. The research further examines the credibility of utilizing the evidence of premenstrual syndrome to excuse a woman from criminal responsibility during a trial. This article is a step in the direction of pushing the envelope for spurring a holistic development of law, which is inclusive of the specific needs of women.