Magnus Åkerman

Interoperability for Human-Centered Manufacturing

Interoperability is of high focus for the manufacturing industry that is currently undergoing a transformation into the fourth industrial revolution. Factories are adopting smart technologies and implementing decentralized and human-centered manufacturing systems. To use ICT for cognitive automation and information sharing is becoming more common and increasingly important for factory workers. To implement these ICT solutions, it is important to consider their interoperability with the entire manufacturing system. This study suggests a framework that combines the context of human-centered manufacturing with areas of concerns in enterprise systems. The framework is presented and discussed regarding its usefulness to assess and/or improve system interoperability.

Creating Strategies to Improve the Use of IT- and IS- ystems in Final Assembly

Assembly systems are complex due to mass customization. In order to be able to produce a variance of products a well functional information system is vital. Companies need a digital strategy in order to design adaptive systems to increase flexibility and usage of information support systems (IS-Systems) among operators. In case studies from Swedish industries, it is shown that operators often use their own experience when assembling products. This paper aims to describe how a digital strategy can be developed, combining IT-systems and IS-system to create dynamic systems for operators. The paper will combine two methods, MEET-model that has been used to improve meeting situations but could also be used to create digital strategies at companies. An additional use of the Delone and McLean model will be used to create the bridge between the IT-system and the IS-system. Results show that combining these models gives a clearer and broader view of the digital strategy and a possible bridge between IT-and IS-developers to create a better and more dynamic shop-floor IT system.