@article{WeberSteinGronau2009, author = {Weber, Edzard and Stein, Maureen and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Demokratieorientierte eGovernment-Systeme}, issn = {1436 - 3011}, year = {2009}, language = {de} } @article{GronauFroemingSchmidetal.2007, author = {Gronau, Norbert and Fr{\"o}ming, Jane and Schmid, Simone and R{\"u}ssb{\"u}ldt, Uwe}, title = {Approach for requirement oriented team building in industrial processes}, doi = {10.1016/j.compind.2006.09.011}, year = {2007}, abstract = {This contribution presents an approach for requirement oriented team building in industrial processes like product development. This will be based on the knowledge modelling and description language (KMDL(R)) that enables the modelling and analysis of knowledge intensive business processes. First the basic elements of the modelling technique are described, presenting the concept and the description language. Furthermore it is shown how the KMDL(R) process models can be used as a basis for the team building component. Therefore, an algorithm was developed that is able to propose a team composition for a specific task by analyzing the knowledge and skills of the employees, which will be contrasted to the process requirements. This can be used as guidance for team building decisions.}, language = {en} } @article{GronauFroeming2006, author = {Gronau, Norbert and Fr{\"o}ming, Jane}, title = {KMDL : eine semiformale Beschreibungssprache zur Modellierung von Wissenskonversionen}, issn = {0937-6429}, doi = {10.1007/s11576-006-0080-4}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @article{Gronau2009, author = {Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Mobility creates process proximity}, issn = {1434-2308}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{Gronau2019, author = {Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Determining the appropriate degree of autonomy in cyber-physical production systems}, series = {CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology}, volume = {26}, journal = {CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1755-5817}, doi = {10.1016/j.cirpj.2019.05.001}, pages = {70 -- 80}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Existing factories face multiple problems due to their hierarchical structure of decision making and control. Cyber-physical systems principally allow to increase the degree of autonomy to new heights. But which degree of autonomy is really useful and beneficiary? This paper differentiates diverse definitions of autonomy and approaches to determine them. Some experimental findings in a lab environment help to answer the question raised in this paper.}, language = {en} } @article{VladovaUllrichBenderetal.2021, author = {Vladova, Gergana and Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Bender, Benedict and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Students' acceptance of technology-mediated teaching - How it was influenced during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020}, series = {Frontiers in psychology / Frontiers Research Foundation}, volume = {12}, journal = {Frontiers in psychology / Frontiers Research Foundation}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2021.636086}, pages = {15}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In response to the impending spread of COVID-19, universities worldwide abruptly stopped face-to-face teaching and switched to technology-mediated teaching. As a result, the use of technology in the learning processes of students of different disciplines became essential and the only way to teach, communicate and collaborate for months. In this crisis context, we conducted a longitudinal study in four German universities, in which we collected a total of 875 responses from students of information systems and music and arts at four points in time during the spring-summer 2020 semester. Our study focused on (1) the students' acceptance of technology-mediated learning, (2) any change in this acceptance during the semester and (3) the differences in acceptance between the two disciplines. We applied the Technology Acceptance Model and were able to validate it for the extreme situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. We extended the model with three new variables (time flexibility, learning flexibility and social isolation) that influenced the construct of perceived usefulness. Furthermore, we detected differences between the disciplines and over time. In this paper, we present and discuss our study's results and derive short- and long-term implications for science and practice.}, language = {en} } @article{GrumBenderAlfaetal.2018, author = {Grum, Marcus and Bender, Benedict and Alfa, A. S. and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {A decision maxim for efficient task realization within analytical network infrastructures}, series = {Decision support systems : DSS ; the international journal}, volume = {112}, journal = {Decision support systems : DSS ; the international journal}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0167-9236}, doi = {10.1016/j.dss.2018.06.005}, pages = {48 -- 59}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Faced with the increasing needs of companies, optimal dimensioning of IT hardware is becoming challenging for decision makers. In terms of analytical infrastructures, a highly evolutionary environment causes volatile, time dependent workloads in its components, and intelligent, flexible task distribution between local systems and cloud services is attractive. With the aim of developing a flexible and efficient design for analytical infrastructures, this paper proposes a flexible architecture model, which allocates tasks following a machine-specific decision heuristic. A simulation benchmarks this system with existing strategies and identifies the new decision maxim as superior in a first scenario-based simulation.}, language = {en} } @article{GronauSchaefer2021, author = {Gronau, Norbert and Schaefer, Martin}, title = {Why metadata matters for the future of copyright}, series = {European Intellectual Property Review}, volume = {43}, journal = {European Intellectual Property Review}, number = {8}, publisher = {Sweet \& Maxwell}, address = {London}, issn = {0142-0461}, pages = {488 -- 494}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In the copyright industries of the 21st century, metadata is the grease required to make the engine of copyright run smoothly and powerfully for the benefit of creators, copyright industries and users alike. However, metadata is difficult to acquire and even more difficult to keep up to date as the rights in content are mostly multi-layered, fragmented, international and volatile. This article explores the idea of a neutral metadata search and enhancement tool that could constitute a buffer to safeguard the interests of the various proprietary database owners and avoid the shortcomings of centralised databases.}, language = {en} } @article{SchuefflerThimHaaseetal.2019, author = {Sch{\"u}ffler, Arnulf and Thim, Christof and Haase, Jennifer and Gronau, Norbert and Kluge, Annette}, title = {Information processing in work environment 4.0 and the beneficial impact of intentional forgetting on change management}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie : german journal of work and organizational psychology}, volume = {64}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie : german journal of work and organizational psychology}, number = {1}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, issn = {0932-4089}, doi = {10.1026/0932-4089/a000307}, pages = {17 -- 29}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Industry 4.0, based on increasingly progressive digitalization, is a global phenomenon that affects every part of our work. The Internet of Things (IoT) is pushing the process of automation, culminating in the total autonomy of cyber-physical systems. This process is accompanied by a massive amount of data, information, and new dimensions of flexibility. As the amount of available data increases, their specific timeliness decreases. Mastering Industry 4.0 requires humans to master the new dimensions of information and to adapt to relevant ongoing changes. Intentional forgetting can make a difference in this context, as it discards nonprevailing information and actions in favor of prevailing ones. Intentional forgetting is the basis of any adaptation to change, as it ensures that nonprevailing memory items are not retrieved while prevailing ones are retained. This study presents a novel experimental approach that was introduced in a learning factory (the Research and Application Center Industry 4.0) to investigate intentional forgetting as it applies to production routines. In the first experiment (N = 18), in which the participants collectively performed 3046 routine related actions (t1 = 1402, t2 = 1644), the results showed that highly proceduralized actions were more difficult to forget than actions that were less well-learned. Additionally, we found that the quality of cues that trigger the execution of routine actions had no effect on the extent of intentional forgetting.}, language = {en} } @article{ThimUllrichEigelshovenetal.2020, author = {Thim, Christof and Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Eigelshoven, Felix and Gronau, Norbert and Ritter, Ann-Carolin}, title = {Crowdsourcing bei industriellen Innovationen}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, volume = {36}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, number = {6}, publisher = {GITO mbH Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2364-9208}, doi = {10.30844/I40M_20-6_S9-13}, pages = {9 -- 13}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Die Innovationst{\"a}tigkeit im industriellen Umfeld verlagert sich durch die Digitalisierung hin zu Produkt-Service-Systemen. Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen haben sich in ihrer Entwicklungst{\"a}tigkeit bisher stark auf die Produktentwicklung bezogen. Der Umstieg auf „smarte" Produkte und die Kopplung an Dienstleistungen erfordert h{\"a}ufig personelle und finanzielle Ressourcen, welche KMU nicht aufbringen k{\"o}nnen. Crowdsourcing stellt eine M{\"o}glichkeit dar, den Innovationsprozess f{\"u}r externe Akteure zu {\"o}ffnen und Kosten- sowie Geschwindigkeitsvorteile zu realisieren. Bei der Integration von Crowdsourcing-Elementen ist jedoch einigen Herausforderungen zu begegnen. Dieser Beitrag zeigt sowohl die Potenziale als auch die Barrieren einer Crowdsourcing-Nutzung im industriellen Umfeld auf.}, language = {de} } @article{ThimUllrichGronau2020, author = {Thim, Christof and Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Process model driven learning scenario implementation}, series = {Procedia manufacturing}, volume = {45}, journal = {Procedia manufacturing}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {2351-9789}, doi = {10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.071}, pages = {522 -- 527}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The implementation of learning scenarios is a diversely challenging, frequently purely manual and effortful undertaking. In this contribution a process based view is used in scenario generation to overcome communication, coordination and technical gaps. A framework is provided to identify, define and integrate technological artefacts and learning content as modular, reusable building blocks along a modeled production process. The specific contribution is twofold: 1) the theoretical framework represents a unique basis for modularization of content and technology in order to enhance reusability, 2) the model based scenario definition is a starting point for automated implementation of learning scenarios in industrial learning environments that has not been created before.}, language = {en} } @article{UllrichTeichmannGronau2021, author = {Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Teichmann, Malte and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Fast trainable capabilities in software engineering-skill development in learning factories}, series = {Ji suan ji jiao yu = Computer Education / Qing hua da xue}, journal = {Ji suan ji jiao yu = Computer Education / Qing hua da xue}, number = {12}, publisher = {[Verlag nicht ermittelbar]}, address = {Bei jing shi}, issn = {1672-5913}, doi = {10.16512/j.cnki.jsjjy.2020.12.002}, pages = {2 -- 10}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The increasing demand for software engineers cannot completely be fulfilled by university education and conventional training approaches due to limited capacities. Accordingly, an alternative approach is necessary where potential software engineers are being educated in software engineering skills using new methods. We suggest micro tasks combined with theoretical lessons to overcome existing skill deficits and acquire fast trainable capabilities. This paper addresses the gap between demand and supply of software engineers by introducing an actionoriented and scenario-based didactical approach, which enables non-computer scientists to code. Therein, the learning content is provided in small tasks and embedded in learning factory scenarios. Therefore, different requirements for software engineers from the market side and from an academic viewpoint are analyzed and synthesized into an integrated, yet condensed skills catalogue. This enables the development of training and education units that focus on the most important skills demanded on the market. To achieve this objective, individual learning scenarios are developed. Of course, proper basic skills in coding cannot be learned over night but software programming is also no sorcery.}, language = {en} } @article{VladovaWotschackLareiroetal.2020, author = {Vladova, Gergana and Wotschack, Philip and Lareiro, Patricia de Paiva and Gronau, Norbert and Thim, Christof}, title = {Lernen mit Assistenzsystemen}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, volume = {36}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, number = {3}, publisher = {GITO mbH Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2364-9208}, doi = {10.30844/I40M_20-3_S16-20}, pages = {16 -- 20}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Der Beitrag beschreibt die Konzeption und Durchf{\"u}hrung und bietet einen Einblick in die ersten Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung mit experimentellem Design in einer simulierten Prozessumgebung im Forschungs- und Anwendungszentrum Industrie 4.0 in Potsdam. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Anlernprozesse im Bereich der Einfacharbeit (Helfert{\"a}tigkeiten) und ihre Gestaltung durch den Einsatz digitaler Assistenzsysteme. In der Arbeitsforschung finden sich Hinweise darauf, dass mit dem Einsatz dieser Systeme Prozesswissen verloren geht, im Sinne einer guten Kenntnis des gesamten Arbeitsprozesses, in den die einzelnen T{\"a}tigkeiten eingebettet sind. Das kann sich als Problem erweisen, vor allem wenn unvorhersehbare Situationen oder Fehler eintreten. Um die Rolle von Prozesswissen beim Einsatz von digitalen Assistenzsystemen zu untersuchen, wird im Experiment eine echte Fabriksituation simuliert. Die Probanden werden {\"u}ber ein Assistenzsystem Schritt f{\"u}r Schritt in ihre Aufgabent{\"a}tigkeit angelernt, einem Teil der Probanden wird allerdings am Anfang zus{\"a}tzlich Prozesswissen im Rahmen einer kurzen Schulung vermittelt.}, language = {de} } @article{SchuefflerThimHaaseetal.2019, author = {Sch{\"u}ffler, Arnulf and Thim, Christof and Haase, Jennifer and Gronau, Norbert and Kluge, Annette}, title = {Willentliches Vergessen}, series = {Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO)}, volume = {50}, journal = {Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO)}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {2366-6145}, doi = {10.1007/s11612-019-00466-0}, pages = {197 -- 209}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Dieser Beitrag im Journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. stellt dar, wie willentliches Vergessen die Anpassung an notwendige Ver{\"a}nderungen f{\"u}r Individuen, Gruppen und Organisationen verbessert und wie willentliches Vergessen bewusst und gezielt gestaltet werden kann. Damit Verhalten in Folge einer notwendigen Ver{\"a}nderung angepasst wird, reicht es nicht aus, dass Menschen wissen was zu tun ist, willens und in der Lage sind ihr Verhalten zu ver{\"a}ndern. Eine Ver{\"a}nderung gelingt nur dann, wenn nur noch das neue Verhalten zur Anwendung kommt und nicht mehr das Alte, wenn das alte Verhalten vergessen wird. Der notwendige Prozess des willentlichen Vergessens ist durch Entfernen von Hinweisreizen, die die Erinnerung des zu Vergessenden und durch Platzierung von Hinweisreizen, die die Aktivierung des Neuen ausl{\"o}sen, gestaltbar. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die f{\"o}rderliche Wirkung von Hinweisreizen auf willentliches Vergessen dar, stellt sie im Rahmen des Berichts einer experimentellen Studie unter Beweis und gibt praktische Implikationen, wie f{\"u}r Individuen, Gruppen und Organisationen willentliches Vergessen gestaltet werden kann.}, language = {de} } @article{PanzerBenderGronau2023, author = {Panzer, Marcel and Bender, Benedict and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {A deep reinforcement learning based hyper-heuristic for modular production control}, series = {International journal of production research}, journal = {International journal of production research}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {0020-7543}, doi = {10.1080/00207543.2023.2233641}, pages = {1 -- 22}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In nowadays production, fluctuations in demand, shortening product life-cycles, and highly configurable products require an adaptive and robust control approach to maintain competitiveness. This approach must not only optimise desired production objectives but also cope with unforeseen machine failures, rush orders, and changes in short-term demand. Previous control approaches were often implemented using a single operations layer and a standalone deep learning approach, which may not adequately address the complex organisational demands of modern manufacturing systems. To address this challenge, we propose a hyper-heuristics control model within a semi-heterarchical production system, in which multiple manufacturing and distribution agents are spread across pre-defined modules. The agents employ a deep reinforcement learning algorithm to learn a policy for selecting low-level heuristics in a situation-specific manner, thereby leveraging system performance and adaptability. We tested our approach in simulation and transferred it to a hybrid production environment. By that, we were able to demonstrate its multi-objective optimisation capabilities compared to conventional approaches in terms of mean throughput time, tardiness, and processing of prioritised orders in a multi-layered production system. The modular design is promising in reducing the overall system complexity and facilitates a quick and seamless integration into other scenarios.}, language = {en} } @article{AdelhelmBraunGronauetal.2014, author = {Adelhelm, Silvia and Braun, Andreas and Gronau, Norbert and L{\"u}rig, Detlef and M{\"u}ller, Elisabeth and Vladova, Gergana and Wagner, Dieter}, title = {Mit Open Innovation zum Erfolg}, series = {Handbuch prozessorientiertes Wissensmanagment}, journal = {Handbuch prozessorientiertes Wissensmanagment}, publisher = {GITO}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-95545-026-7}, pages = {211 -- 226}, year = {2014}, language = {de} } @article{UllrichVladovaMarquartetal.2022, author = {Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Vladova, Gergana and Marquart, Danny and Braun, Andreas and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {An overwiew of benefits and risks in open innovation projects and the influence of intermediary participation, decision-making authority, experience, and position on their perception}, series = {International journal of innovation management : IJIM}, volume = {26}, journal = {International journal of innovation management : IJIM}, number = {02}, publisher = {World Scientific Publ.}, address = {Singapore}, issn = {1363-9196}, doi = {10.1142/S1363919622500128}, pages = {41}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This paper presents an exploratory study investigating the influence of the factors (1) intermediary participation, (2) decision-making authority, (3) position in the enterprise, and (4) experience in open innovation on the perception and assessment of the benefits and risks expected from participating in open innovation projects. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The result of this paper is an empirical evidence showing whether and how these factors affect the perception of potential benefits and risks expected within the context of open innovation project participation. Furthermore, the identified effects are discussed against the theory. Existing theory regarding the benefits and risks of open innovation is expanded by (1) finding that they are perceived mostly independently of the factors, (2) confirming the practical relevance of benefits and risks, and (3) enabling a finer distinction between their degrees of relevance according to respective contextual specifics.}, language = {en} } @article{UllrichWeberGronau2023, author = {Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Weber, Edzard and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Regionale Refabrikationsnetzwerke}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, volume = {39}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, number = {2}, publisher = {GITO mbH Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2364-9208}, doi = {10.30844/IM_23-2_11-14}, pages = {11 -- 14}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die Herstellung von Produkten bindet Energie sowie auch materielle Ressourcen. Viel zu langsam entwickeln sich sowohl das Bewusstsein der Konsumenten sowie der Produzenten als auch gesetzgebende Aktivit{\"a}ten, um zu einem nachhaltigen Umgang mit den zur Verf{\"u}gung stehenden Ressourcen zu gelangen. In diesem Beitrag wird ein lokaler Remanufacturing-Ansatz vorgestellt, der es erm{\"o}glicht, den Ressourcenverbrauch zu reduzieren, lokale Unternehmen zu f{\"o}rdern und effiziente L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die regionale Wieder- und Weiterverwendung von G{\"u}tern anzubieten.}, language = {de} } @article{VladovaGronau2022, author = {Vladova, Gergana and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {KI-basierte Assistenzsysteme in betrieblichen Lernprozessen}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, volume = {38}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management : Gegenwart und Zukunft industrieller Gesch{\"a}ftsprozesse}, number = {2}, publisher = {GITO mbH Verlag f{\"u}r Industrielle Informationstechnik und Organisation}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2364-9216}, doi = {10.30844/I40M_22-2_11-14}, pages = {11 -- 14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Assistenzsysteme finden im Kontext der digitalen Transformation immer mehr Einsatz. Sie k{\"o}nnen Besch{\"a}ftigte in industriellen Produktionsprozessen sowohl in der Anlern- als auch in der aktiven Arbeitsphase unterst{\"u}tzen. Kompetenzen k{\"o}nnen so arbeitsplatz- und prozessnah sowie bedarfsorientiert aufgebaut werden. In diesem Beitrag wird der aktuelle Forschungsstand zu den Einsatzm{\"o}glichkeiten dieser Assistenzsysteme diskutiert und mit Beispielen illustriert. Es werden unter anderem auch Herausforderungen f{\"u}r den Einsatz aufgezeigt. Am Ende des Beitrags werden Potenziale f{\"u}r die zuk{\"u}nftige Nutzung von AS in industriellen Lernprozessen und f{\"u}r die Forschung identifiziert.}, language = {de} } @article{KlugeSchuefflerThimetal.2024, author = {Kluge, Annette and Sch{\"u}ffler, Arnulf S. and Thim, Christof and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Facilitating and hindering factors for routine adaptations in manufacturing and effects on human performance- unexpected insights from three experimental studies in a special purpose setting}, series = {Ergonomics : an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics}, journal = {Ergonomics : an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1366-5847}, doi = {10.1080/00140139.2024.2369706}, pages = {1 -- 19}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Consumer behaviour changes and strategic management decisions are driving adaptations in manufacturing routines. Based on the theory of situational strength, we investigated how contextual and person-related factors influence workers' adaptation in a two-worker position routine. Contextual factors, like retrieval cues (Study 1), time pressure (Study 2), and convenience (Study 3), were varied. Person-related factors included retentivity, general and routine-specific self-efficacy, and perceived adaptation costs. Dependent variables included various error types and production time before and after adaptation. In each study, 148 participants were trained in a production routine at t1 and executed an adapted routine at t2, one week later. Repeated measures ANOVA for performance at t1 and t2, and MANOVA for performance at t2, revealed that time increased for all groups at t2. For participants in Studies 1 \& 2, error rates remained consistent. Retentivity significantly impacted errors at both t1 and t2, emphasising that routine changes in a 'running business' take time, regardless of contextual factors. Workers with lower retentivity may require additional support.}, language = {en} } @article{PanzerBenderGronau2022, author = {Panzer, Marcel and Bender, Benedict and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Neural agent-based production planning and control}, series = {Journal of Manufacturing Systems}, volume = {65}, journal = {Journal of Manufacturing Systems}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0278-6125}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmsy.2022.10.019}, pages = {743 -- 766}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Nowadays, production planning and control must cope with mass customization, increased fluctuations in demand, and high competition pressures. Despite prevailing market risks, planning accuracy and increased adaptability in the event of disruptions or failures must be ensured, while simultaneously optimizing key process indicators. To manage that complex task, neural networks that can process large quantities of high-dimensional data in real time have been widely adopted in recent years. Although these are already extensively deployed in production systems, a systematic review of applications and implemented agent embeddings and architectures has not yet been conducted. The main contribution of this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with an overview of applications and applied embeddings and to motivate further research in neural agent-based production. Findings indicate that neural agents are not only deployed in diverse applications, but are also increasingly implemented in multi-agent environments or in combination with conventional methods — leveraging performances compared to benchmarks and reducing dependence on human experience. This not only implies a more sophisticated focus on distributed production resources, but also broadening the perspective from a local to a global scale. Nevertheless, future research must further increase scalability and reproducibility to guarantee a simplified transfer of results to reality.}, language = {en} } @article{RolingGrumGronauetal.2024, author = {Roling, Wiebke M. and Grum, Marcus and Gronau, Norbert and Kluge, Annette}, title = {The roots of errors in adaptive performance}, series = {Journal of workplace learning}, volume = {36}, journal = {Journal of workplace learning}, number = {4}, publisher = {Emerald}, address = {Bradford}, issn = {1366-5626}, doi = {10.1108/JWL-10-2023-0168}, pages = {267 -- 281}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate work-related adaptive performance from a longitudinal process perspective. This paper clustered specific behavioral patterns following the introduction of a change and related them to retentivity as an individual cognitive ability. In addition, this paper investigated whether the occurrence of adaptation errors varied depending on the type of change content. Design/methodology/approach Data from 35 participants collected in the simulated manufacturing environment of a Research and Application Center Industry 4.0 (RACI) were analyzed. The participants were required to learn and train a manufacturing process in the RACI and through an online training program. At a second measurement point in the RACI, specific manufacturing steps were subject to change and participants had to adapt their task execution. Adaptive performance was evaluated by counting the adaptation errors. Findings The participants showed one of the following behavioral patterns: (1) no adaptation errors, (2) few adaptation errors, (3) repeated adaptation errors regarding the same actions, or (4) many adaptation errors distributed over many different actions. The latter ones had a very low retentivity compared to the other groups. Most of the adaptation errors were made when new actions were added to the manufacturing process. Originality/value Our study adds empirical research on adaptive performance and its underlying processes. It contributes to a detailed understanding of different behaviors in change situations and derives implications for organizational change management.}, language = {en} } @article{GrumGronau2024, author = {Grum, Marcus and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {The impact of knowledge characteristics on process performance}, series = {Business process management journal}, volume = {30}, journal = {Business process management journal}, number = {4}, publisher = {Emerald}, address = {Bingley}, issn = {1463-7154}, doi = {10.1108/BPMJ-10-2023-0853}, pages = {1088 -- 1110}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Purpose With shorter product cycles and a growing number of knowledge-intensive business processes, time consumption is a highly relevant target factor in measuring the performance of contemporary business processes. This research aims to extend prior research on the effects of knowledge transfer velocity at the individual level by considering the effect of complexity, stickiness, competencies, and further demographic factors on knowledge-intensive business processes at the conversion-specific levels. Design/methodology/approach We empirically assess the impact of situation-dependent knowledge transfer velocities on time consumption in teams and individuals. Further, we issue the demographic effect on this relationship. We study a sample of 178 experiments of project teams and individuals applying ordinary least squares (OLS) for regression analysis-based modeling. Findings The authors find that time consumed at knowledge transfers is negatively associated with the complexity of tasks. Moreover, competence among team members has a complementary effect on this relationship and stickiness retards knowledge transfers. Thus, while demographic factors urgently need to be considered for effective and speedy knowledge transfers, these influencing factors should be addressed on a conversion-specific basis so that some tasks are realized in teams best while others are not. Guidelines and interventions are derived to identify best task realization variants, so that process performance is improved by a new kind of process improvement method. Research limitations/implications This study establishes empirically the importance of conversion-specific influence factors and demographic factors as drivers of high knowledge transfer velocities in teams and among individuals. The contribution connects the field of knowledge management to important streams in the wider business literature: process improvement, management of knowledge resources, design of information systems, etc. Whereas the model is highly bound to the experiment tasks, it has high explanatory power and high generalizability to other contexts. Practical implications Team managers should take care to allow the optimal knowledge transfer situation within the team. This is particularly important when knowledge sharing is central, e.g. in product development and consulting processes. If this is not possible, interventions should be applied to the individual knowledge transfer situation to improve knowledge transfers among team members. Social implications Faster and more effective knowledge transfers improve the performance of both commercial and non-commercial organizations. As nowadays, the individual is faced with time pressure to finalize tasks, the deliberated increase of knowledge transfer velocity is a core capability to realize this goal. Quantitative knowledge transfer models result in more reliable predictions about the duration of knowledge transfers. These allow the target-oriented modification of knowledge transfer situations so that processes speed up, private firms are more competitive and public services are faster to citizens. Originality/value Time consumption is an increasingly relevant factor in contemporary business but so far not been explored in experiments at all. This study extends current knowledge by considering quantitative effects on knowledge velocity and improved knowledge transfers.}, language = {en} } @article{GrumHiesslMareschetal.2021, author = {Grum, Marcus and Hiessl, Werner and Maresch, Karl and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Design of a neuronal training modeling language}, series = {AIS-Transactions on enterprise systems}, volume = {5}, journal = {AIS-Transactions on enterprise systems}, number = {1}, publisher = {GITO-Publ., Verl. f{\"u}r Industrielle Informationstechnik und Organisation}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1867-7134}, doi = {10.30844/aistes.v5i1.20}, pages = {16}, year = {2021}, abstract = {As the complexity of learning task requirements, computer infrastruc- tures and knowledge acquisition for artificial neuronal networks (ANN) is in- creasing, it is challenging to talk about ANN without creating misunderstandings. An efficient, transparent and failure-free design of learning tasks by models is not supported by any tool at all. For this purpose, particular the consideration of data, information and knowledge on the base of an integration with knowledge- intensive business process models and a process-oriented knowledge manage- ment are attractive. With the aim of making the design of learning tasks express- ible by models, this paper proposes a graphical modeling language called Neu- ronal Training Modeling Language (NTML), which allows the repetitive use of learning designs. An example ANN project of AI-based dynamic GUI adaptation exemplifies its use as a first demonstration.}, language = {en} } @article{BenderKorjahnGronau2024, author = {Bender, Benedict and Korjahn, Nicolas and Gronau, Norbert}, title = {Erfolgreich auf Handelsplattformen}, series = {ERP-Management : Auswahl, Einf{\"u}hrung und Betrieb von ERP-Systemen}, volume = {20}, journal = {ERP-Management : Auswahl, Einf{\"u}hrung und Betrieb von ERP-Systemen}, number = {1}, publisher = {GITO mbH - Verlag f{\"u}r Industrielle Informationstechnik und Organisation}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1860-6725}, pages = {76 -- 82}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Obwohl Handelsplattformen zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen, besteht im deutschsprachigen Raum ein Mangel an umfassenden Markt{\"u}bersichten. Dadurch fehlt es Verk{\"a}ufern, potenziellen Plattformbetreibern und Kunden an einer soliden Grundlage f{\"u}r fundierte Entscheidungen. Das {\"a}ndern wir mit folgendem Beitrag. Erfahren Sie hier das Wichtigste {\"u}ber den rasant wachsenden Markt der Handelsplattformen.}, language = {de} }