Characteristics, causes, and consequences of technical debt in the automation domain

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Fandi Bi, Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Ziyi Huang, Felix Ocker

Published: 01 Jan 2023, Last Modified: 09 Apr 2025J. Syst. Softw. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Details of TD types, subtypes, causes/effects in the industrial automation sector.•Semi-structured interview; data from 10 companies and 123 industrial TD incidents.•Frequency, interdependencies, and patterns of TD incidents (cause–effect relations).•Highlighting the importance of understanding TD in the industrial automation sector.