## 3 Results
### Synthesis and Resynthesis: The Statements and Their Dimensions, Constructs and Factors
#### 3.3.1 IoT Technology  
* IoT Technology Expectation  
Top management chooses to implement IoT technology because it is expected to be beneficial in the digitalized world or because IoT technology is seen as an agent of improvement or an agent of transformation that perpetually manifests shock waves throughout the organization [19]. * IoT Technology Capacity  
The IoT technology supports the management of a collection of large amounts of data for the production process and for data analysis and data mining [17], as a sophisticated and advanced technological device for massive data storage, retrieval, processing and analysis [18]. After transferring large amounts of data through the cloud, data analysis is completed and useful information is produced [20] which can be used to guide production decision-making [17]. The use of IoT technology enables the development of smart manufacturing via the interrelationship between the smart constituent elements of the company, such as smart products, smart facilities (sensors, data storage equipment, software), physical entities (parts, machinery) and networking components (interfaces, wired and wireless network protocols) [17]. The complex manufacturing network supports real-time management through the integration of internal business departments (vertical integration) and/or the integration between the company and the supply chain (horizontal integration) [17]. * IoT Technologies Integration  
The \"intelligent factory\" uses information and communication technologies such as platforms and applications to integrate the production area with other company departments, distributors and customers, giving rise to more transparent supply chains [21]. The digitization and interconnection of industrial processes enabled by IoT technologies is facilitated by data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence [21]. Machines can trade and interact to reconfigure themselves for the dynamic nature of production, and the new smart system is integrated with existing systems in a compatible manner [18]. The entire factory can be wirelessly interconnected, monitored and controlled [20]. Production processes are supported by networked IoT technologies for data collection, exchange and analysis [18]. Smart network connections employing IoT technologies are established between different subsystems within the company, including sensors, actuator control, management and the manufacturing area (vertical integration), and different companies in the supply chain can share and exchange information (horizontal integration). Furthermore, different product-oriented (or package) processes can be established through out the product life cycle starting from customer needs and product design to product maintenance and recycling (end-to-end integration) [18]. * IoT-Based Process Management  
IoT technologies increase cooperation by sharing information and collaboration within the supply chain. They support the monitoring and control of the production process through data collection, providing a reference for making business decisions through big data analysis, allowing information to be obtained and shared to facilitate collaboration between people and things [17]. IoT technologies are also used to understand the status of the supply chain by obtaining real-time information from all nodes in the supply chain. Furthermore, IoT technologies facilitate the interconnection of physical and virtual space (widespread deployment of distributed devices embedded with computing, identification, communication and sensing capabilities) [17]. * IoT Data  
IoT technology supports decision-making with high-quality data from customer relationship management, warehousing management, production management and the supply chain, considering the set of interconnected processes that cover the entire product life cycle and the entire company operation [17]. * IoT Challenges  
Companies may face difficulties regarding the implementation of the identification and sensing of \"smart objects\".