TY  - GEN
A1  - Bender, Benedict
A1  - Grum, Marcus
A1  - Gronau, Norbert
A1  - Alfa, Attahiru
A1  - Maharaj, B. T.
T1  - Design of a worldwide simulation system for distributed cyber-physical production networks
T2  - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
N2  - Modern production infrastructures of globally operating companies usually consist of multiple distributed production sites. While the organization of individual sites consisting of Industry 4.0 components itself is demanding, new questions regarding the organization and allocation of resources emerge considering the total production network. In an attempt to face the challenge of efficient distribution and processing both within and across sites, we aim to provide a hybrid simulation approach as a first step towards optimization. Using hybrid simulation allows us to include real and simulated concepts and thereby benchmark different approaches with reasonable effort. A simulation concept is conceptualized and demonstrated qualitatively using a global multi-site example.
KW  - production networks
KW  - geographical distribution
KW  - task realization strategies
KW  - Industry 4.0
KW  - simulation
KW  - evaluation
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 978-1-7281-3401-7
SN  - 978-1-7281-3402-4
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2019.8792609
SN  - 2334-315X
PB  - IEEE
CY  - New York
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Ullrich, Andre
A1  - Enke, Judith
A1  - Teichmann, Malte
A1  - Kress, Antonio
A1  - Gronau, Norbert
T1  - Audit - and then what?
BT  - a roadmap for digitization of learning factories
T2  - Procedia Manufacturing
N2  - Current trends such as digital transformation, Internet of Things, or Industry 4.0 are challenging the majority of learning factories. Regardless of whether a conventional learning factory, a model factory, or a digital learning factory, traditional approaches such as the monotonous execution of specific instructions don‘t suffice the learner’s needs, market requirements as well as especially current technological developments. Contemporary teaching environments need a clear strategy, a road to follow for being able to successfully cope with the changes and develop towards digitized learning factories. This demand driven necessity of transformation leads to another obstacle: Assessing the status quo and developing and implementing adequate action plans. Within this paper, details of a maturity-based audit of the hybrid learning factory in the Research and Application Centre Industry 4.0 and a thereof derived roadmap for the digitization of a learning factory are presented.
KW  - Audit
KW  - Digitization
KW  - Learning Factory
KW  - Roadmap
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.03.025
SN  - 2351-9789
VL  - 31
SP  - 162
EP  - 168
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Teichmann, Malte
A1  - Ullrich, Andre
A1  - Gronau, Norbert
T1  - Subject-oriented learning
BT  - a new perspective for vocational training in learning factories
T2  - Procedia Manufacturing
N2  - The transformation to a digitized company changes not only the work but also social context for the employees and requires inter alia new knowledge and skills from them. Additionally, individual action problems arise. This contribution proposes the subject-oriented learning theory, in which the employees´ action problems are the starting point of training activities in learning factories. In this contribution, the subject-oriented learning theory is exemplified and respective advantages for vocational training in learning factories are pointed out both theoretically and practically. Thereby, especially the individual action problems of learners and the infrastructure are emphasized as starting point for learning processes and competence development.
KW  - Subject-oriented learning
KW  - action problems
KW  - vocational training
KW  - learning factories
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.03.012
SN  - 2351-9789
VL  - 31
SP  - 72
EP  - 78
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -