SEEKING IT DECISION MAKERS’ VIEWS ON ACQUISITION OF CLOUD MANUFACTURING IN INDIA

Abstract

Cloud manufacturing has emerged as
a breakthrough of IT services, including the internet
of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) for
business processes in the manufacturing sector. It
has also brought the need to complete the integrated
business processes such as an integrated supply
chain, inventory management, and production for
utilizing this technology. In this context, IT decisionmakers
attempt to develop a cloud-based
manufacturing model for downloading, configuring,
and maintaining machinery from cloud providers
that enables the top managers just to focus on their
product in business. The research aims to build for
monitoring the differences between cloud
manufacturing adopters and non-adopters to
understand the behavioral intention by monitoring
the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory and the
Technological, Organizational, and Environmental
(TOE) theory of cloud manufacturing adoption. An
independent t-test sample was used to analyze data.
19 manufacturing cloud adopters and 19 non-cloud
adopters were selected to analyze data via SPSS 26.0
in Turkey. The results exhibited that manufacturing
cloud adopters and non-cloud adopters considered
the same for relative advantage, cost-saving,
competitive pressure, and regulatory support.
However, they found differences in security concerns,
compatibility, complexity, technological readiness,
and top management support. The study brought an
outlook for understanding the benefits, drawbacks,
and hinders of cloud manufacturing of
manufacturers. This will enable comprehensive
information for cloud providers to offer appropriate
integrated software according to manufacturers’
needs of the production.