Conveners
New business and investment models in the digital world: Session 1
- Carl Marnewick (University of Johannesburg)
New business and investment models in the digital world: 2
- Leon Pretorius (GSTM, University of Pretoria)
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Mr Daniel Kiel (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Chair of Industrial Management)16/05/2017, 10:30New business and investement models in the digital worldResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)Today, manufacturing companies have to face multifaceted challenges like shortened technology and innovation cycles and the necessity to offer customized products at the cost of a large-scale production. One possible solution to address these challenges is represented by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This proceeding digitized connection of industrial manufacturing, also known as...Go to contribution page
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Prof. LEE-YUN PAN (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology)16/05/2017, 10:52New business and investement models in the digital worldResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)Nowadays, there are lots of Clicks and Mortar models. Brands can earn benefits through cross-channel integration, so they develop cross-channel model from online to offline to meet consumers' requirements. According to MIC's report, consumers prefer to search online to compare the goods and shop in a physical store. The reason is that consumers can get goods immediately, save shipping fee,...Go to contribution page
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Prof. Mauricio Camargo (University of Lorraine - ERPI Lab)16/05/2017, 11:14New business and investement models in the digital worldPresentation only (Category B)Connecting people" is a common expression nowadays, often repeated in digital companies' communication strategies. Beyond the catchy slogan, however, connecting people and connecting things has become a real challenge for companies wanting to stay competitive. The fact is, we are seeing the end of the "mad", isolated inventor, replaced by collective and collaborative creation. In this context...Go to contribution page
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Prof. Carl Marnewick (University of Johannesburg)16/05/2017, 11:36New business and investement models in the digital worldResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)Companies engage in outsourcing when it enters a contractual agreement to source a particular expertise from another company with the intent to meet specific business objectives. In outsourcing agreements, the client transfers completely or partially the operational responsibility related to a set of processes within a specific scope and over a set period of time. When the outsourced processes...Go to contribution page
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Dr JAQUELINE DA SILVA ALBINO17/05/2017, 13:30New business and investement models in the digital worldResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)The adoption of digital tools to facilitate the business and the daily life of its users has long been adapted in people's lives. In the transition to the digital world, they gain the most innovative business models. The sale of products on electronic sites, meetings through interactive media are increasingly frequent. Most of the activities are done through a mobile device, where applications...Go to contribution page
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Mr Marcelo Homrich (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul)17/05/2017, 13:52New business and investement models in the digital worldResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)Crowdfunding is a way to make new ventures and enterprises become financially viable, through small payments made by individuals, since the beginning of the 21st century. It emerged from the concepts of crowdsourcing and microfinance, and only due to the evolution of the internet to the so-called Web 2.0. Since its inception, crowdfunding platforms have already distributed billions of dollars...Go to contribution page
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Mrs Majlinda Zhegu (Université du Québec à Montréal)17/05/2017, 14:14Complexity of innovation systems in the future digital worldPresentation only (Category B)Digital age is on its way to upheaval the science system. Deep transformations are pushing toward the openness of the production and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the transformations related to the multisided digital platforms. They have emerged as a driver of digital transformations. Multisided platforms function as intermediary devices...Go to contribution page
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Ms Tatenda Chisi (Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University)17/05/2017, 14:36Economic and societal impact of technologyPresentation only (Category B)Over the past several decades the capability of m-Health technologies, and more specifically wearable technologies, to improve access to primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services has been clearly demonstrated. Recently, there has been a growing use of sensors for remote monitoring of medical parameters and lifestyle applications. Sensors are commonly used for detecting, transmitting...Go to contribution page