几年前，物联网的技术发展激起了工业巨头们的极大兴趣——把智能传感器、网络和大数据技术整合在一起，这当然是可行的；但是物联网真正的潜力、实施和应用情形尚不明确，人们只是热衷于讨论物联网什么时候才能真正地投入于企业发展。但仅仅几年时间，很多走在前面的制造商在生产实践中，已经大规模采用物联网，物联网正在悄悄而稳步地重塑现代制造业生产过程。

At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
航空和化学等行业的应用案例就是物联网实际应用的有益尝试。物联网应用的路线图也因为这些案例初步形成。它通常从企业资产管理（EAM，Enterprise Asset Management）开始，并且沿着可见性和自动化这条线继续延伸——智能制造业的未来由此将更具革命性。
At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
虽然制造业巨头们采用不同的方法来实验和部署物联网，但业界公认物联网走向成熟的历程大致需要经过四个阶段：
企业资产运行管理阶段
这一阶段，是把物联网技术应用于工业机械设备运行管理中。企业可以通过物联网实时获得有关设备性能、工作负载、压力和许多其他重要变量的实时数据流。分析这些数据了解和预测机械设备何时需要进行维护。可以把导致设备故障的因素（包括天气和温度等外部因素）关联起来，从而主动安排维护，以避免出现高成本的故障风险。
At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
很多制造企业都可以参考这样的成功应用案例。Infor EAM 是市场上可配置性最佳的企业级资产运行管理解决方案。它通过增加可靠性、加强预测性维护、降低能源消耗以及支持可持续发展计划等方式，让企业能够改善资本资产运行管理。
At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
一旦把物联网技术纳入企业资产管理EAM，从而实现更高目标，制造商就可以从容回答以下问题：哪些设备在不久的将来最有可能需要维护？如何调整工作负载以优化产出，同时减小压力？哪些外部因素是导致失败的主要原因，怎样才能更好地控制它们？
At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
资产绩效优化阶段
在接下来更激烈的企业竞争中，企业资产绩效管理的优化会进一步推进。物联网的作用不仅能防止故障出现，而且还能确保提高产出。使用物联网实现可持续销售，企业将能够创造新的商业模式——签订能够确保其产业资产实现高效增长的合同。
At this stage, iot technology is applied to industrial machinery equipment operation management. The enterprise can get real-time data streams about device performance, workload, pressure and many other important variables in real time through the Internet of things. Analyze these data to understand and predict when mechanical equipment needs to be maintained.
举例：消费者的汽车轮胎会因为很多原因导致磨损，使用物联网技术会自动检查并上传轮胎磨损的痕迹，而汽车厂商会通过采用Infor的产品生命周期管理软件（PLM）跟踪及时传回的信息进行更换等增值服务。如果执行良好，这对于厂商、车主都是双赢的。
制造商可以使用物联网及Infor的产品生命周期管理软件（PLM）来增加新的收入来源，为他们的投资带来切实的回报。盈利是最终的关键指标，物联网带来的绩效将直接与成本节约和效率相关联。

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