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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT), also called the Internet of Everything or the Industrial Internet, is a new technology paradigm envisioned as a global network of machines and devices capable of interacting with each other. The IoT is recognized as one of the most important areas of future technology and is gaining vast attention from a wide range of industries. This article presents five IoT technologies that are essential in the deployment of successful IoT-based products and services and discusses three IoT categories for enterprise applications used to enhance customer value. In addition, it examines the net present value method and the real option approach widely used in the justification of technology projects and illustrates how the real option approach can be applied for IoT investment. Finally, this article discusses five technical and managerial challenges.

7. Conclusion

Because the IoT is such a recent development, there is still a paucity of studies on the social, behavioral, economic, and managerial aspects of the IoT. This makes it very challenging for companies to make informed decisions as regards IoT adoption/ implementation. Our article is one ofthe firststudies on a conceptual model of IoT applications for enterprises.In this article we identified three categories of IoT applications: monitoring and control, big data and business analytics, and information sharing and collaboration. We also presented investment opportunities and investment evaluation with NPV and real options. Finally, we discussed five challenges in implementing IoT applications for enterprises.