Research Article

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES

Volume: 10 December 16, 2022
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES

Abstract

Successful digital transformation of businesses requires; organizational competency and some resources and conditions related to the ecosystem in which they are located. Therefore, the success of enterprises in realizing digital transformation is closely related to the existence of these requirements. The aim of this study is to determine the current situation of the manufacturing industries in Konya and Karaman provinces with regards to digital transformation, the difficulties they face in digital transformation process and their needs for an efficient and effective digital transformation. Primary data collected by using three different data collection tools; surveys, interviews and focus group meetings are used in the current situation and needs analysis studies. Collected data were evaluated using SPSS software. The findings and results are presented in the form of graphics and tables. By interpreting the results obtained; the significance of the study and the validity of the methodology used were evaluated. It is expected that the results obtained in this study will contribute to the planning and policy development activities on the digital transformation of manufacturing industries in Konya and Karaman provinces.

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Supporting Institution

Mevlana Kalkınma Ajansı MEVKA

Project Number

TR52/21/TD/00015

Thanks

This paper has been presented orally in the 2nd International Symposium on Implementations of Digital Industry and Management of Digital Transformation (ISIDIMDT’21). The author sincerely thanks the Mevlana Development Agency, Konya Provincial Directorates for Technology and Industry, and Innopark Konya for providing the necessary opportunities for this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 16, 2022

Submission Date

March 10, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 7, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 10

APA
Aytar, O., Soy, H., & Botsalı, F. M. (2022). DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES. Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences, 10, 27-40. https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1085891
AMA
1.Aytar O, Soy H, Botsalı FM. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES. KONJES. 2022;10:27-40. doi:10.36306/konjes.1085891
Chicago
Aytar, Oğuzhan, Hakkı Soy, and Fatih Mehmet Botsalı. 2022. “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES”. Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences 10 (December): 27-40. https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1085891.
EndNote
Aytar O, Soy H, Botsalı FM (December 1, 2022) DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES. Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences 10 27–40.
IEEE
[1]O. Aytar, H. Soy, and F. M. Botsalı, “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES”, KONJES, vol. 10, pp. 27–40, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.36306/konjes.1085891.
ISNAD
Aytar, Oğuzhan - Soy, Hakkı - Botsalı, Fatih Mehmet. “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES”. Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences 10 (December 1, 2022): 27-40. https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1085891.
JAMA
1.Aytar O, Soy H, Botsalı FM. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES. KONJES. 2022;10:27–40.
MLA
Aytar, Oğuzhan, et al. “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES”. Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences, vol. 10, Dec. 2022, pp. 27-40, doi:10.36306/konjes.1085891.
Vancouver
1.Oğuzhan Aytar, Hakkı Soy, Fatih Mehmet Botsalı. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION NEED ANALYSIS: A RESEARCH ON MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN KONYA AND KARAMAN (TR 52) PROVINCES. KONJES. 2022 Dec. 1;10:27-40. doi:10.36306/konjes.1085891