Overview of the case studies
| Case study | Business area | Case description | Size | Country | Key informant (experience in years) | Interview (minutes) | Technology adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and vegetable processing | The firm processes bio and local fruits to produce pulps, smoothies, juices, and vegetable products such as tofu, tempeh, and seitan | Medium-size | Hungary | CEO (20) | 72 | Smart Packaging (RFID tags and QR codes) |
| 2 | Organic farm | The firm produces and commercialises citrus fruits, kiwis, jams, marmalade, and juices | Small | Italy | CEO (8) | 35 | Mobile applications and online shop |
| 3 | Olive oil production | A cooperative firm that produces various extra virgin olive oil | Large | Italy | IT Specialist (11) | 38 | IoT, cloud computing |
| 4 | Dairy production | The firm specialises in dairy production, agricultural, and cow breeding sectors. It integrates the main activities with the production of raw materials and transforms sewage into electricity | Medium-size | Hungary | R&D (15) | 51 | IoT, cloud Computing, and analytics |
| 5 | Dairy production | A cooperative firm of shepherds that transforms and distributes cow milk obtained from the members’ farms | Medium-size | Italy | Directing Manager (6) | 45 | Supply chain management systems |
| 6 | Poultry products | The firm handles the whole integrated production cycle the raw materials selection, breeding units, vivarium, feeding plants, food processing, packaging, and commercialisation | Large | Italy | Digital transformation specialists (18) | 59 | IoT, AI, analytics, and supply chain management systems, QR codes |
| 7 | Fresh pasta | The firm produces fresh pasta for organised large-scale distribution | Small | Hungary | CEO (5) | 37 | Cloud computing, data analytics platforms |
| 8 | Dry pasta and rusks production | The firm specialises in producing numerous categories and shapes of dry pasta and biscuits | Small | Italy | Production Manager (9) | 55 | IoT, analytics, and production management systems |
| Case study | Business area | Case description | Size | Country | Key informant (experience in years) | Interview (minutes) | Technology adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and vegetable processing | The firm processes bio and local fruits to produce pulps, smoothies, juices, and vegetable products such as tofu, tempeh, and seitan | Medium-size | Hungary | CEO (20) | 72 | Smart Packaging (RFID tags and QR codes) |
| 2 | Organic farm | The firm produces and commercialises citrus fruits, kiwis, jams, marmalade, and juices | Small | Italy | CEO (8) | 35 | Mobile applications and online shop |
| 3 | Olive oil production | A cooperative firm that produces various extra virgin olive oil | Large | Italy | IT Specialist (11) | 38 | IoT, cloud computing |
| 4 | Dairy production | The firm specialises in dairy production, agricultural, and cow breeding sectors. It integrates the main activities with the production of raw materials and transforms sewage into electricity | Medium-size | Hungary | R&D (15) | 51 | IoT, cloud Computing, and analytics |
| 5 | Dairy production | A cooperative firm of shepherds that transforms and distributes cow milk obtained from the members’ farms | Medium-size | Italy | Directing Manager (6) | 45 | Supply chain management systems |
| 6 | Poultry products | The firm handles the whole integrated production cycle the raw materials selection, breeding units, vivarium, feeding plants, food processing, packaging, and commercialisation | Large | Italy | Digital transformation specialists (18) | 59 | IoT, AI, analytics, and supply chain management systems, QR codes |
| 7 | Fresh pasta | The firm produces fresh pasta for organised large-scale distribution | Small | Hungary | CEO (5) | 37 | Cloud computing, data analytics platforms |
| 8 | Dry pasta and rusks production | The firm specialises in producing numerous categories and shapes of dry pasta and biscuits | Small | Italy | Production Manager (9) | 55 | IoT, analytics, and production management systems |
Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration
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