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# GitHub Repository: factory-x-contributions/business-models
**URL:** https://github.com/factory-x-contributions/business-models
**Author:** factory-x-contributions
**Description:** Methodology and tools for developing data-driven business models in manufacturing (Factory-X Subproject 3)
**Homepage:** https://factory-x-contributions.github.io/business-models/
**Language:** MDX
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- Stars: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
- Commits: 84
- Created: 2025-08-04T09:59:05Z
- Updated: 2026-06-18T13:13:43Z
- Pushed: 2026-06-18T13:13:28Z
## README
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<h1 align="center">Factory-X Business Models</h1>
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<strong>Subproject 3: Methodology and Tools for Developing Data-Driven Business Models</strong>
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<a href="#-overview">Overview</a> •
<a href="#-house-building-logic">House Building Logic</a> •
<a href="#-features">Features</a> •
<a href="#-quick-start">Quick Start</a> •
<a href="#-contributing">Contributing</a> •
<a href="#-support">Support</a>
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---
## 📋 Overview
This repository is part of the [Factory-X](https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Industrie/factory-x.html) lighthouse project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). It contains the **House Building Logic (HBL)** – a structured methodology for developing data-driven business models in industrial contexts.
Factory-X creates an open data ecosystem for factory equipment suppliers and operators. Subproject 3 focuses on the question: **How do companies develop viable business models based on data?**
## 🏠 House Building Logic
The House Building Logic uses the metaphor of a house to make the complex process of business model development tangible:
| Room | Focus | Key Question |
|------|-------|--------------|
| **Entrance** | Starting Point | What is the business idea? |
| **Blue Room** | Customer Segments | Who are our customers and what do they need? |
| **Red Room** | Value Proposition | What value do we offer? |
| **Green Room** | Value Creation | How do we create the value? |
| **Yellow Room** | Economics | How do we make money? |
| **Exit** | Synthesis | Go, Review, or Stop? |
## ✨ Features
### 📚 Methodology Documentation
- Detailed description of each room with methods and templates
- Quality gates for quality assurance between phases
- Practical examples from machinery and plant engineering
### 🎓 Workshop Format
- 5-day design sprint concept
- PowerPoint templates (A2 format) for on-site workshops
- Facilitation guides and checklists
### 🤖 AI Assistant "Estelle"
- System prompt for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and other LLMs
- Guided business model development through all rooms
- Automatic document generation
### 🛠️ Agentic Skills for Claude Code
22 structured AI skills following the [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io) open standard — one per methodology step. Install them directly into Claude Code, Cursor, or Cline:
```bash
npx skills add factory-x-contributions/business-models
```
Or browse them at [skills.sh](https://skills.sh).
### 🌐 Internationalization (i18n)
- Full support for German (default) and English
- Language switcher in the navigation bar
- Translated UI elements and navbar/footer strings
## 🚀 Quick Start
### Prerequisites
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= 20.0
- npm or yarn
### Installation
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/factory-x-contributions/business-models.git
cd business-models
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start the development server
npm start
```
The documentation will be available at `http://localhost:3000`.
### Additional Commands
```bash
npm run build # Create production build (all locales)
npm run serve # Test build locally
npm run clear # Clear cache
# Build specific locale
npm run build -- --locale de # German only
npm run build -- --locale en # English only
# Start dev server with specific locale
npm start -- --locale en # English version
```
## 📁 Project Structure
```text
business-models/
├── docs/ # Documentation (MDX)
│ ├── methodology/ # House Building Logic methodology
│ │ ├── overview.mdx # Introduction
│ │ ├── entrance-area.mdx # Entrance area
│ │ ├── blue-room.mdx # Blue Room
│ │ ├── red-room.mdx # Red Room
│ │ ├── green-room.mdx # Green Room
│ │ ├── yellow-room.mdx # Yellow Room
│ │ └── exit-room.mdx # Exit area
│ ├── workshop/ # Workshop materials (5-day format)
│ │ ├── overview_workshop.mdx
│ │ ├── preparation.mdx
│ │ ├── day-1-blue-room.mdx
│ │ ├── day-2-red-room.mdx
│ │ ├── day-3-green-room.mdx
│ │ ├── day-4-yellow-room.mdx
│ │ └── day-5-closing.mdx
│ └── ai/ # AI assistant documentation
│ ├── ai_approaches.mdx
│ ├── single_prompt_guide.mdx
│ ├── single_prompt_best_practices.mdx
│ ├── agentic_skills.mdx
│ └── present_and_future.mdx
├── .agents/
│ └── skills/ # Agentic Skills (Agent Skills standard)
│ ├── business-idea-canvas/SKILL.md
│ ├── house-building-logic/SKILL.md
│ └── ... # 23 skills total
├── i18n/ # Internationalization
│ └── en/ # English translations
│ ├── docusaurus-theme-classic/
│ │ # Navbar & footer translations
│ └── code.json # UI string translations
├── static/ # Static assets
│ ├── img/ # Images
│ ├── files/ai/ # Downloadable system prompt files (DE + EN)
│ └── robots.txt # Crawler directives
├── blog/ # Blog posts
├── src/
│ ├── components/ # React components
│ ├── css/ # Styling
│ └── pages/ # Static pages (homepage)
└── docusaurus.config.js # Docusaurus configuration
```
## 🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on:
- Setting up the development environment
- Pull request process
- Commit conventions
- Writing documentation
Please read our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before participating — we expect all contributors to engage in a respectful and constructive manner.
By contributing to this project, you agree to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](DCO). All commits must be signed off (`git commit --signoff`).
See also [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for security guidelines.
## 💬 Support
If you need help or have questions about this project:
- **Questions & Discussions**: Open an [Issue](https://github.com/factory-x-contributions/business-models/issues) with the `question` label
- **Bug Reports**: Use the [Bug Report template](https://github.com/factory-x-contributions/business-models/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
- **Feature Requests**: Use the [Feature Request template](https://github.com/factory-x-contributions/business-models/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
- **Security Issues**: See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) — please do **not** report security vulnerabilities through public issues
- **General Contact**: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
## 📖 Resources
- [Factory-X Website](https://factory-x.org/)
- [Factory-X Project Page (BMWK)](https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Industrie/factory-x.html)
- [Manufacturing-X Initiative](https://www.plattform-i40.de/IP/Navigation/DE/Manufacturing-X/manufacturing-x.html)
- [Docusaurus Documentation](https://docusaurus.io/)
## 📜 Licensing and Copyright
Copyright 2025-2026 Contributors to the Factory-X project
This project uses a dual-licensing approach:
- **Code** (JavaScript, CSS, configuration files): [Apache License 2.0](LICENCE) (Apache-2.0)
- **Documentation and non-code content** (Markdown, images, PDFs): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](LICENCE_non-code) (CC-BY-4.0)
This project follows the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/) for clear and unambiguous license and copyright information. Each file contains SPDX license identifiers either inline or via the [`REUSE.toml`](REUSE.toml) file.
For details, see the [NOTICE](NOTICE) file.
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Repository
Language
MDX
Created
2026/6/18
Updated
2026/6/19