David Jentsch

Fabrikaudit Industrie 4.0

Kurzfassung Obwohl sich in der Industrie bisher keine umsturzartigen Veränderungen zur Industrie 4.0 abzeichnen, sondern eher ein stetiger Wandel zu steigender IT-Unterstützung vollzogen wird, lässt sich das entstandene Moment nutzen, um die IT-Strategie für Produktionssysteme zu hinterfragen und mit den Erkenntnissen zur Wandlungsfähigkeit in einen unternehmensspezifischen Entwicklungsplan zu überführen. Der Beitrag zeigt hierzu, wie sich diese Aufgabe theoriefundiert und praxisbewährt bewältigen lässt.

Agile Planning Processes

The paper explores the requirements and support systems for agile planning processes. It reviews therefore traditional planning processes and proposes a new model based on agile principles. The novel planning model is employed to frame a component-based planning approach and its application in a planning manual.

Flow and Physical Objects in Experiential Learning for Industrial Engineering Education

The paper explores the impact of physical learning objects and learning styles on flow and learning outcomes in industrial engineering education. Learning is conceptualized with the theory of experiential learning. Comparitive case studies yield data involving more than 100 students since 2009. The findings provide a strong argument for utilizing physical objects in education consistent with construtionist theory. It is futhermore found that flow may have negative impact on the learning scope.

An Application of Horizontal and Vertical Integration in Cyber-Physical Production Systems

It has a need to meet the demands of individual customers and solve the problems in current production caused by changing of the markets and the global influence and general competition situation. Utilization of the progress achieved in the information and communication technologies are expected in the future for many manufacturing companies. This leads to the increasing and consistent integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the production systems in smaller and smaller subsystems and components. Cyber-Physical System will be more and more involved in production systems. Mechatronic systems become cyber-physical systems through additional communication skills and autonomy in behavior on external influences and internally stored settings. In the Cyber-Physical Production System, the horizontal integration through value networks and the vertical integration through networked manufacturing systems can be built to realize smart factory and smart production. In a laboratory environment at the Experimental and Digital Factory at the Chemnitz University of Technology, an innovative logistical system is built up to apply the horizontal and vertical integration into practice for research investigations. A research question to be answered is how the communication between components in this system related to the horizontal and vertical integration can be implemented. The other issue is how to test the integration and the functionalities.

3D-Kommunikation in der Fabrikplanung

Kurzfassung In diesem Beitrag werden modellbasierte Methoden zur Unterstützung von Planungsteams diskutiert. Deren Einsatz verbessert die Kommunikation in Planungsprozessen und erleichtert somit eine kollaborative Entscheidungsfindung der Stakeholder, zu denen nicht nur die Planer, sondern auch zukünftige Nutzer der Anlagen gehören. Im Zuge der Diskussion soll weiterer Forschungsbedarf zum zielgerichteten Einsatz der Methoden abgeleitet werden.

Integrating experiential learning into Industrial Engineering curricula – a case study

Abstract The learning model(s) used in IE curricula are decisive for the intended development of competences in IE disciplines and methods. Aside from academic learning models the approach of experiential learning seems to be beneficial because participants get involved into a task, methods applied to concrete objects in a (nearly) real environment and there is immediate feedback on decisions and behaviour. In the paper, we describe an approach how experiential learning can be integrated in the discipline of production systems and factory (layout) planning at a very early stage. An accompanying research approach was designed to get insight into planning and learning processes. The gathered data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential methods. The analysis intended to answer the main questions: Do the experimental design and the early integration enhance students understanding and practical utilization skills of planning methods? As a result, we got insight in learning and team processes and in the correlations between characteristics of the individual, the team, the task and the situation. This knowledge can be used for the enrichment of IE curricula with experiential learning settings.

Building Decision Support Systems for Acceptance

Production planning and control fulfill a crucial role in enterprises. Planning and scheduling activities are very complex, and take place within the enterprise and across the entire supply chain in order to achieve high quality products at lower cost, lower inventory and higher levels of customer service. Since the information that has to be processed in planning and scheduling functions is very complex information technology is used extensively to support these functions. In the field of manufacturing planning and control Decision Support Systems (DSS) are used. Those are also known as Advanced Planning Systems (APS).

Outline of a Methodic Realization of Construction Kits for Changeable Production Systems

This paper outlines a method to structure a construction kit system for assembly and manufacturing systems in a way, that a realised system from those building blocks fulfils the requirement of ease in reconfiguration considering specified change criteria (i.e. variants, capacity) at an adequate degree. An overview regarding the major engineering domains and applicable literature is given. The basic flow in this method is given and important steps described. This paper finishes with describing further steps for finalizing the method.

Dynamische Fähigkeiten und Strategie: Implikationen eines aktuell erprobten Strategiekonzepts für produzierende KMU

Kurzfassung Die aktuelle Diskussion der Wandlungsfähigkeit hebt die strategische Ebene von Produktionssystemen deutlich heraus. Deren theoretische Einordnung ist jedoch noch an die Starre des ressourcenbasierten Ansatzes gebunden, womit die vorherrschende Umfelddynamik kaum Berücksichtigung findet. Daher wird mit Hilfe dynamischer Fähigkeiten und den Konzepten der Operations Strategy ein Vorschlag zur weiterführenden Betrachtung von Strategie skizziert, der anhand eines Praxisfalls validiert wird.

Microblogging zur flexiblen Unterstützung von Ad-hoc-Prozessen

ZusammenfassungenAd-hoc-Prozesse stellen einen wichtigen Teil der Wertschöpfung in Unternehmen dar. Im Gegensatz zu standardisierten Abläufen existiert hierfür jedoch kaum eine effiziente Anwendungsunterstützung. Der vorliegende Beitrag evaluiert Microblogging, eine neue Anwendungskategorie der Social Software, als möglichen Lösungsansatz, um prozessbezogene Informationen und Abläufe flexibel abzubilden. Anhand des konkreten Anwendungsfelds der Logistik führt er in das Funktionsprinzip von Microblogging ein, demonstriert Einsatzpotenziale und diskutiert vorhandene Beispiele.