ABSTRACT

Integration of diverse technologies fuels business-model transformation, evolving new applications. Industry 4.0 utilizes emerging-technologies like IoT, AI to make next-generation manufacturing-processes more efficient and agile. Cyber physical systems (CPS) augmented with social, thinking technologies effectuate cyber physical social thinking systems (CPST). Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) like Blockchain are synergistic with architectural-elements of such industry-blueprints. Extant literature explores contextual-roles of distinct technology-components as-well-as their limited-combinations; clearly necessitating consideration of integrated-applications. This contemporary conceptual paper: (i) concisely analyses potential-synergies amongst Blockchain, CPST technologies; (ii) proposes novel integrated architecture; (iii) outlines underlying challenges, opportunities and performance considerations; bearing benefits beyond traditional-ecosystems to societal-stakeholders.

摘要

多种技术的集成推动了商业模式转型，发展了新的应用程序。工业 4.0 利用物联网、人工智能等新兴技术，使下一代制造流程更加高效和敏捷。网络物理系统 (CPS) 增强了社交思维技术，实现了网络物理社会思维系统 (CPST)。区块链等分布式账本技术 (DLT) 与此类行业蓝图的架构元素协同作用。现有文献探讨了不同技术组件及其有限组合的上下文作用；显然需要考虑集成应用程序。这篇当代概念论文：(i) 简要分析了区块链、CPST 技术之间的潜在协同作用；(ii) 提出新颖的集成架构；(iii) 概述潜在的挑战、机遇和绩效考量；为社会利益相关者带来超越传统生态系统的利益。