Industrial Metaverse as a New Component of Digital Transformation: A Bibliometric Analysis

Year 2024, , 251 - 265, 31.10.2024

İsmail Yoşumaz

https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.1487061

Abstract

Abstract— The digital transformation process in businesses operates within the data and knowledge cycle. This cycle ensures that all functions and units of an business collaborate effectively to achieve maximum efficiency from technological advancements. Recently, industrial metaverse technology has emerged as a new catalyst in the digital transformation process. This technology integrates with various other technologies to generate a virtual work environment akin to the physical workspace. The objective of this study is to identify the technologies and processes that industrial metaverse technology collaborates with and to provide a vision for researchers and businesses interested in this field. To achieve this objective, a bibliometric analysis was conducted on studies indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases using the keyword "industrial metaverse." The analysis included a total of 60 studies: 44 from the Scopus database and 16 from the WoS database. A comprehensive examination of these 60 studies was performed, with data compiled manually and analyzed using the Vosviewer application. The study concluded that industrial metaverse technology is associated with processes such as smart production, employee-technology collaboration, ensuring the functionality of the data and knowledge cycle infrastructure, employee training, and environmental sustainability. Additionally, technologies such as digital twins, blockchain, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), and artificial intelligence (AI) form the infrastructure of industrial metaverse technology.
Keywords— Digital transformation, Industrial metaverse, knowledge management, technology and innovation management, Industry 5.0

Keywords

Digital transformation, Industrial metaverse, knowledge management, technology and innovation management, Industry 5.0

Dijital Dönüşümün Yeni Bileşeni Olarak Endüstriyel Metaverse: Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Özet— İşletmelerde dijital dönüşüm süreci veri ve bilgi döngüsü içerisinde işleyen bu süreçtir. Veri ve bilgi döngüsü, teknolojik gelişmelerden en üst seviyede verimin elde edilerek, işletmenin tüm fonksiyon ve birimlerinin iş birliği içerisinde hareket etmesini temin eder. Son zamanlarda dijital dönüşüm sürecine Endüstriyel metaverse teknolojisi yeni bir katölizör olarak dahil olmuştur. Endüstriyel metaverse teknolojisi birçok teknoloji iş birliği içerisinde olan sanal ortamda, fiziksel ortama benzer yeni bir sanal yaşam alanı oluşturmayı hedefleyen bir teknolojidir. Bu kapsamda, bu çalışmanın amacı, Endüstriyel metaverse teknolojisinin hangi teknoloji veya süreçlerle iş birliği içerisinde olduğunu belirleyebilmek ve bu sayede bu alanda çalışma yapacak araştırmacılara ve işletmelere bir vizyon sunabilmektir. Bu amaca ulaşabilmek için Web of Science ve Scopus veritabanlarında endüstriyel metaverse anahtar kelimesi kapsamında yapılan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analizi yapılmıştır. Scopus veritabanından 44, WoS veritabanından 16 ve toplamda 60 çalışmaya ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini oluşturan bu 60 çalışma kapsamında tam sayım yapılmıştır. Veriler manuel derlenmiş ve çalışmaların anahtar kelime analizleri Vosviewer uygulaması ile yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda Endüstriyel metaverse teknolojisinin akıllı süreçler, çalışan ve teknoloji iş birliği, veri ve bilgi döngüsünün altyapısının işlevselliğinin sağlanması süreçleri, çalışan eğitimi, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik gibi süreçlerle ilişkili olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca bu ilişkinin sağlanabilmesi için dijital ikiz, blockchain, NFT (Nun-fungible token), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things), yapay zekâ (AI) gibi teknolojilrin endüstriyel metaverse teknolojisinin altyapısını oluşturduğu görülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler— Digital dönüşüm, Endüstriyel metaverse, bilgi yönetimi, teknoloji ve yenilik yönetimi, Endüstri 5.0

Keywords

Digital dönüşüm, Endüstriyel metaverse, bilgi yönetimi, teknoloji ve yenilik yönetimi, Endüstri 5.0

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