# IoT Socioeconomicenvironmental Assessment Instrument: Validation Process Applying Delphi Method
## 3 Results
### Delphi Technique Application
#### 3.3.1 Expert Selection
The indicators, validated statements related to the 'IoT Technology Expectations' construct and the resulting hypothesis regarding the potential contribution of IoT to circular economy practices and sustainability are presented below:  
Company leadership's view of IoT:  
* IoT enables us to maintain competitiveness in relation to our competitors:  
* Hypothesis 1--The adoption of IoT technology should support operational improvements or economic sustainability, enhancing the company's competitiveness. * There are new business opportunities with the adoption of IoT in our operations:  
* Hypothesis 2--The implementation of IoT should support industrial organizations in adapting to strategic changes, particularly the adoption of circular economy practices, thus creating new business opportunities. * IoT is a driving force for improvement in reducing our operational costs:  
* Hypothesis 3--IoT should facilitate operational improvements and contribute to economic sustainability by reducing operational costs. * IoT brings the opportunity to create processes with our customers:  
* Hypothesis 4--IoT should facilitate collaboration between companies and customers, applying the Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) paradigm of the circular economy to create new processes. * We implemented IoT to achieve intangible benefits (e.g., customer satisfaction/retention/loyalty):  
* Hypothesis 5--The adoption of IoT should foster innovative ideas for new customer services, leading to intangible benefits such as improved customer satisfaction, retention and loyalty. Production Manager's view of IoT:  
* IoT allows integration with our suppliers:  
* Hypothesis 6--IoT should facilitate communication and collaboration with suppliers, supporting the application of the Rs paradigm of the circular economy and enabling seamless integration. * IoT is a key technology in the digital transformation process of our manufacturing plant:  
* Hypothesis 7--IoT should support operational improvements and economic sustainability, playing a critical role in the digital transformation of manufacturing processes. * IoT has been implemented to enhance the efficiency of machines in our production lines:  
* Hypothesis 8--IoT should contribute to operational improvements and economic sustainability by enhancing machine efficiency within production lines. Supply Chain Manager's view of IoT:
* Tracking applications enable us to monitor our goods' flow in real-time within the factory, from raw material receipt to product movement through internal sectors: \(\odot\) Hypothesis 9--IoT should improve the monitoring and reporting of resource and material availability throughout the manufacturing process, enabling real-time tracking from raw material receipt to product movement. * Tracking applications enable us to monitor our logistics process in real-time outside the factory, from goods exit through the packaging process to distribution for reaching the consumer: \(\odot\) Hypothesis 10--IoT should enhance resource usage by enabling maintenance, supporting reverse logistics, optimizing material recycling and encouraging reuse by monitoring logistics in real-time from goods exit through packaging and distribution. The hypotheses established for the 'IoT Technology Expectations' construct should be tested through the application of the comprehensive assessment tool, specifically developed to evaluate the contribution of IoT technologies to circular economy practices and sustainability within manufacturing organizations.