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feature | IIoT strategies
could mistakenly be deployed to protect
functions irrelevant to how an organization
creates value.
Design: In this stage, an organization
creates a design (or manages an existing
design) to perform the functions described
in the previous stage, generating the previously
stated value. Th e design stage should be
aligned with the lower stages. Additionally,
poor design could be detrimental to grow into
more advanced stages. Whether a planned
design's end user is a maintenance technician,
operator, production supervisor, or a plant's
reliability engineer, the importance of their
input cannot be overstated. It is rare that an
IIoT device could fi x defi ciencies from
this stage.
Installation & commissioning: Th is stage
is last in the defi ciency needs class, yet it's
oſt en overlooked and sometimes taken for
granted. Proper installation and commissioning
are needed to ensure design intent is
met. In an industrial setting, poor installation
could mean a lack of attention to machinery
alignment or inadequate torquing of fl ange
joints. Th ese kinds of errors can lead to failures
before an asset's value is realized. IIoT is
sometimes useful in this stage, used to detect
errors in installation and commissioning

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