灯塔工厂对于制造业的总体数字化转型提供了非常宝贵的经验，他们在竞争中有着明显的优势：不只是因为新科技的使用，更关键的是持续改进的能力。灯塔工厂成功克服了大多数制造业公司会面临的典型痛点：费尽周折应对各种技术并发现问题；投入大量精力进行概念验证工作；推广过于缓慢；缺乏明晰的商业案例；解决方案大多互不相关以及在实施过程中产生了数不尽的数字孤岛。
针对这些具备极大挑战性的问题，我们发现这些灯塔工厂普遍采用三个方法来应对：
方法一：
引入新工具和敏捷工作方法。灯塔工厂使用增强现实和虚拟现实等高级工具的可能性几乎是落后者的三倍，使用底层软件（如物联网平台软件）专门支持上层先进应用的可能性则高出两倍。同时灯塔工厂的数字化转型落地以及在跨职能团队中推行敏捷工作方法的可能性，也是其他公司的五倍。
方法二：
打造并充分运用行业新进入者、合作伙伴和生态圈的力量。灯塔工厂允许并选择第三方开发生态圈的技术，使用外部软件和应用从事开发，而非事事自己开发的可能性相比于落后企业高出三倍。、
方法三：
通过提供创新增值服务和打造新商业模式来产生新收入来源。灯塔工厂采用了新的业务模型，包括基于设备和机器的使用频次和订购时间的付费模式，提供连接数据和利益相关方的技术平台，以及把知识产权、数据和行业洞见转化为收入和利润。
翻译：
What are the ways to digitally transform a lighthouse factory?
The Lighthouse factory provides invaluable experience for the overall digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, and they have a clear advantage over the competition: not only because of the use of new technologies, but also, crucially, the ability to continuously improve. Lighthouse has managed to overcome the typical pain points that most manufacturing companies face: juggling technologies and finding problems; Put a lot of effort into proof-of-concept work; Promotion is too slow; Lack of a clear business case; Solutions are largely disconnected and create countless digital silos in their implementation.
In response to these extremely challenging problems, we found that these lighthouse factories generally adopt three methods to deal with:
Method 1:
Introducing new tools and agile working methods. Lighthouse factories are almost three times more likely than laggards to use advanced tools such as augmented and virtual reality, and twice as likely to use underlying software, such as iot platform software, specifically to support advanced applications at the top. Lighthouse is also five times more likely to implement digital transformation and implement agile working methods in cross-functional teams.
Method 2:
Build and leverage the power of new entrants, partners and ecosystems. Lighthouse factories are three times more likely than laggards to allow and choose technologies from a third-party development ecosystem, using external software and applications for development rather than doing everything themselves. ,
Method 3:
Generate new revenue streams by providing innovative value-added services and building new business models. The Lighthouse Factory has adopted new business models, including payment models based on the frequency and duration of use of equipment and machines, technology platforms that connect data and stakeholders, and the conversion of intellectual property, data and industry insights into revenue and profit.
