Table 2

Improvements based on the D3M framework introduction for all the companies interviewed during the research

Company ACompany BCompany CCompany DCompany E
LocationItalyEuropeChinaEuropeItaly
ProductBalancing machinesRobotics and power equipmentAutomated guided vehiclesRoad construction equipmentPumps and equipment for the oil and gas market
Stream      
Machine
As-is
Critical components identification
  1. FMECA to identify the critical components

  1. Critical components identified through designers' experience

Machine data collection
  1. Few data collected due to privacy constraints

  2. Programmable logic controllerPLC) and sensor data available only on the machine

  3. Remote data sharing allowed in only a few cases and with few customers

  1. Big amount of data collected

  2. PLC and sensor data available on the cloud

  1. Few data collected due to privacy constraints

  2. PLC and sensor data available only on the machine

Machine data analysis
  1. Data processes using basics statistics techniques

  1. Data processed using artificial intelligence (AI)

  1. Data processes using basics statistics techniques

 
Machine
To-be
Critical components identification
  1. Dynamic FMECA to improve and keep updated the critical components' identification

  2. Maintenance policies' update based on failure rate analysis and updated components' criticality

Machine data collection
  1. PLC and sensor data available on the cloud for remote monitoring, respecting privacy constraints

  2. Identification of data to collect based on the dynamic FMECA update and the critical components' list

  3. Implementation of smart sensors and edge processing for data collection, elaboration and sharing

  4. Guided procedures for customers for data collection

Machine data analysis
  1. Unique approach for data analysis based on data availability, company skills and interests

Service
As-is
Services identification
  1. Corrective maintenance, few preventive interventions

  1. Only corrective maintenance

Service data analysis
  1. No analysis of service reports due to lack of time and resources

  1. A unique place for service report storage

  2. Basic manual analyses done through pivot tables

  1. No analysis of service reports due to lack of time and resources

Service
To-be
Services identification
  1. Preventive interventions offered more frequently (exploiting the new knowledge generated)

Service data analysis
  1. Automated analysis of service data, thanks to the facilitated extraction from the service report

  2. Automatic generation of reports

  3. Implementation of NLP approaches to improve the analysis of text-intensive service reports

Maintenance delivery
As-is
Cross analysis and service delivery decision
  1. Interventions scheduling and allocation based on planner experience

Collection of service and machine data during maintenance
  1. No standardized vocabulary in service report

  2. Service report filling is not guided (intense use of free text fields)

  3. No feedback collected from customers

  4. Problem and solution identified based on technician knowledge and expertise

Maintenance delivery
To-be
Cross analysis and service delivery decision
  1. Optimization model merging service and machine data to support the planner and improve intervention allocation

Collection of service and machine data during maintenance
  1. Definition of a standardized vocabulary for service reports

  2. Mixed use of free text and close-ended fields in service reports to standardize the filling phase

  3. Collection of feedback on maintenance

  4. Tools to help technicians/customer care identify problem and solutions

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