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In the context of resource constraints and the negative environmental and social impacts of the l... more In the context of resource constraints and the negative environmental and social impacts of the linear "take-make-dispose" pattern, remanufacturing offers a promising solution for the transformation of end of life (EOL) goods into products with equal or superior specifications and lifetime as compared with newly produced goods. The increasing success of this new industrial paradigm results from the possible combination of production costs reduction and profit maximization as well as efforts to increase environmental performance and harvest social benefits, such as job creation. However, a large number of countries faces challenges in building a valuable process because of the lack of communication between public and private stakeholder and the remanufacturing industry.

‘The world has changed – reporting must too’. These are the introducing remarks of the recent pub... more ‘The world has changed – reporting must too’. These are the introducing remarks of the recent published discussion paper “Towards Integrated Reporting – Communicating Value in the 21st Century ” by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC 2011). The current IIRC pilot programme aims to create a globally accepted framework for accounting of

2021 9th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA), 2021

Companies are constantly innovating their manufacturing systems towards Industry 4.0 and beyond w... more Companies are constantly innovating their manufacturing systems towards Industry 4.0 and beyond while facing more and more challenges in complex global value creation chains. In this environment, manufacturing companies, and specifically SMEs, are struggling to manage, design, and implement innovation projects for improving their level of digitalization and automation. Against this backdrop, the current results of work in progress towards a framework for managing, designing, and implementing innovation projects is discussed. The framework proposes nine phases based on combining approaches of practical relevance, which have proven their efficacy in industrial application. The core of the framework is coined by a DEV-OPS cycle for designing and implementing a more digital and automated manufacturing system. The DEV-OPS cycle is supplement by an initial maturity assessment, by the determination of objectives and key results (OKRs), as well by training the employees for acquiring the necessary competencies in a more digital and automated working environment.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Procedia Manufacturing, 2020

The world has always been undergoing constant change. For a long time, this change has been mainl... more The world has always been undergoing constant change. For a long time, this change has been mainly shaped by natural evolution, but with increasing growth of economies and population as well as technological development mankind is more and more forced to emphasize sustainability tasks to secure quality of life. Diverse global and regional initiatives with enormous impact on all areas of human living in the field of trade, infrastructure or production are shaping the world with increasing speed. To cope with the growing challenges such as climate change, scarcity of resources or increasing social pressure, a combined sustainability strategy of companies, investors, civil society and the public sector is essential to secure a prosperous future. This keynote introduces supra-regional initiatives of infrastructure and production and outlines approaches to manage related sustainability challenges.

Wissensmanagement im Mittelstand, 2016

Durch Veranderungen in den Leistungserstellungsprozessen ist die Bedeutung immaterieller Werte in... more Durch Veranderungen in den Leistungserstellungsprozessen ist die Bedeutung immaterieller Werte in den Industrielandern deutlich gestiegen. Die Bewertung des Standorts Deutschland hin zu einer wissensbasierten Wirtschaft aus Sicht der ansassigen Unternehmen, stellt den Fokus der durch das Fraunhofer IPK durchgefuhrten Studie „Wissensstandort Deutschland“ dar. Die Studie gibt Aufschluss daruber, wie gut deutsche Unternehmen ihre immateriellen Vermogenswerte bereits managen, welche Ressourcen im Mittelpunkt einer wissensbasierten Unternehmensfuhrung stehen und wie sich Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Sektoren hinsichtlich ihrer Strategien zur Starkung der wissensbasierten Wettbewerbsvorteile unterscheiden.

In a continuously fluctuating, dynamic environment, organisations in all areas must quickly adapt... more In a continuously fluctuating, dynamic environment, organisations in all areas must quickly adapt to changes, such as the digital transformation, in order to ensure their sustainable development and growth. Furthermore, the capability of generating and using new technologies effectively and efficiently has a direct impact on the organisations competitiveness and long-term success. Organisations with a high technological capability are able to achieve a higher differentiation through more innovative products and increase efficiency or reduce costs through process innovations. Moreover, an advancing liberalisation of markets intensifies competition not only for regular businesses, but also for Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) that cooperate with these businesses. RTOs face the challenge of shorter innovation cycles while at the same time the demand for advanced and market-ready product and process solutions rises. In order to be successful, RTOs have to pursue technical so...

Durch ein immer dynamischeres und wettbewerbsintensiveres Marktumfeld sehen sich insbesondere kle... more Durch ein immer dynamischeres und wettbewerbsintensiveres Marktumfeld sehen sich insbesondere kleine und mittlere Pharmaunternehmen verstärkt der Anforderung gegenüber, ihre Produktion effizienter zu gestalten. Um dies zu erreichen, haben sich Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme (GPS) bereits in mehreren Industrien als geeigneter Ansatz erwiesen. Der aktuelle Umsetzungsstand von GPS in der Pharmaindustrie ist jedoch häufig durch projektbasierte Insellösungen gekennzeichnet. Dies liegt auch daran, dass die speziellen Charakteristika der Pharmaproduktion sowie die Rahmenbedingungen in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen die Einführung von GPS erschweren. Nachfolgend werden Anforderungen an ein GPS für die Pharmaindustrie ermittelt und ausgehend davon ein geeignetes Modell entwickelt, welches unter den vorherrschenden Gegebenheiten auch in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen realisiert werden kann. Die Validierung des Modells in 3 Unternehmen zeigt dabei, dass noch bedeutende Potenziale bei d...

Sustainable corporate development can be understood as a strategy that respects not only economic... more Sustainable corporate development can be understood as a strategy that respects not only economic goals but also environmental and social aspects, weigh against each other and thus, ensures the long-term business success. The number of enterprises that are oriented towards corporate sustainability has increased in recent years, but the implementation still encounters a variety of limits. The goal of this chapter is the development of an integrated approach to foster sustainable development on the corporate level. In this context, not only tangible resources (e.g. raw material, energy or machines) but in particular intangible resources (e.g. expertise and professional competence of the employees, corporate culture or relations with stakeholders) are considered key success factors for a sustainable corporate development. For its application, the integrated approach provides a set of instruments and procedures, which can be used for the purpose of analysis, planning, controlling and re...

Beruhend auf der Idee von kundenorientierten Angeboten aus Produkten und Dienstleistungen, auch a... more Beruhend auf der Idee von kundenorientierten Angeboten aus Produkten und Dienstleistungen, auch als Industrielle Produkt-Service Systeme (IPSS) bezeichnet, intensivieren sich die Interaktionen zwischen den Mitarbeitern eines IPSS anbietenden Unternehmens mit denen eines Kundenunternehmens. Dies ist ein Grund dafur, dass IPSS auch als soziotechnische Systeme zu verstehen sind. Aufgrund des direkten Kontakts mit dem Personal des Kunden, mussen die Mitarbeiter des Anbieters von IPSS in der Lage sein unternehmensubergreifende Interaktionen erfolgreich durchzufuhren. Die Herausforderungen einer solchen IPSS-Geschaftsbeziehung bestehen fur die am IPSS beteiligten Unternehmen unter anderem darin, die richtige Zusammensetzung von Kompetenzen und unterstutzenden Strukturen aufzubauen, um die intensiven Interaktionen sowie weitere organisatorische Anforderungen handhaben zu konnen. Diese Herausforderungen sind verbunden mit dem sogenannten Intellektuellen Kapital, welches immaterielle, nicht-...

ALBERTIN, Marcos Ronaldo; KOHL, Holger; ELIAS, Sergio Jose Barbosa. Manual do benchmarking. Forta... more ALBERTIN, Marcos Ronaldo; KOHL, Holger; ELIAS, Sergio Jose Barbosa. Manual do benchmarking. Fortaleza : Imprensa Universitaria, 2016. 180 p.

Due to global competition and increasingly dynamic markets, the importance of intangible resource... more Due to global competition and increasingly dynamic markets, the importance of intangible resources such as knowledge has been growing dramatically, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). SMEs have to be more innovative, flexible, and efficient to successfully cope with typical challenges such as growing competition and rapidly changing demand patterns. In the past, knowledge management has been successfully implemented and developed by large enterprises in particular. In contrast, knowledge management for SME is not a matter of course yet. However, current survey results affirm that activities in the area of knowledge management depend less on the size of an enterprise or its industry, but rather on an enterprise’s business strategy and core competencies. In the light of these results, SMEs seem not to have disadvantages regarding the implementation of knowledge management because of their size or industry, but rather because they need to take strategic decisions t...

This paper outlines a generic guideline for planning and implementing an actionbased and transnat... more This paper outlines a generic guideline for planning and implementing an actionbased and transnational course in higher education for training the engineering competencies required in a future dynamic European workplace and economy. This guidance is intended for universities, research and teaching institutes, as well as for 1 Corresponding Author T. Stock stock@mf.tu-berlin.de 45 th SEFI Conference, 18-21 September 2017, Azores, Portugal companies interested in establishing novel teaching concepts by closing the gap between know-how and experience. The guideline will provide suggestions and lessons learned for the realization of an efficient and effective implementation. Important development phases of the guideline are explained through a use case based on a master course, which has been jointly established in cooperation by four European universities. Learning objectives for this course aim at raising the awareness about sustainable value creation by focusing on the development of...

In this paper, ways are shown how students can be familiarized with executing simulation studies ... more In this paper, ways are shown how students can be familiarized with executing simulation studies for the design and improvement of new and existing material flow systems using flexible discrete-event simulation (DES) tools. The prototypical app "Production Simulation Application" is described. It combines learning-conducive components that are used to familiarize users with objects, the graphical model buildup, and the use of programming language. Game elements such as levels, badges, and points are shaped to motivate learners to interact frequently. They enable immediate feedback. A test shows that the app has been used repeatedly at short intervals beyond the course. A procedure for experience-based learning for conducting simulation studies is developed, in which a so-called learning factory enables learners to complete a simulation study. It is shown that the developments can contribute to the dissemination of DES and to increasing the planning quality in times of risi...

CIRP Annals, 2018

Abstract Learnstruments are artefacts, which automatically demonstrate their functionality to the... more Abstract Learnstruments are artefacts, which automatically demonstrate their functionality to the learner. They can be used directly at the workplace and aim at increasing the learning and teaching productivity. The huge variety of design paths for Learnstruments requires a systematic approach for their development. A morphology for Learnstruments is introduced. Exemplary learning-conducive applications for manual assembly in international organizations like 3D-PDFs and a Smart-Assembly-Workplace are presented. They help avoiding assembly errors and improve productivity by providing interactive instructions to the learners. By implementing these along the morphology guideline, the consideration of important didactical and technical criteria is ensured.

In the context of resource constraints and the negative environmental and social impacts of the l... more In the context of resource constraints and the negative environmental and social impacts of the linear "take-make-dispose" pattern, remanufacturing offers a promising solution for the transformation of end of life (EOL) goods into products with equal or superior specifications and lifetime as compared with newly produced goods. The increasing success of this new industrial paradigm results from the possible combination of production costs reduction and profit maximization as well as efforts to increase environmental performance and harvest social benefits, such as job creation. However, a large number of countries faces challenges in building a valuable process because of the lack of communication between public and private stakeholder and the remanufacturing industry.

‘The world has changed – reporting must too’. These are the introducing remarks of the recent pub... more ‘The world has changed – reporting must too’. These are the introducing remarks of the recent published discussion paper “Towards Integrated Reporting – Communicating Value in the 21st Century ” by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC 2011). The current IIRC pilot programme aims to create a globally accepted framework for accounting of

2021 9th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA), 2021

Companies are constantly innovating their manufacturing systems towards Industry 4.0 and beyond w... more Companies are constantly innovating their manufacturing systems towards Industry 4.0 and beyond while facing more and more challenges in complex global value creation chains. In this environment, manufacturing companies, and specifically SMEs, are struggling to manage, design, and implement innovation projects for improving their level of digitalization and automation. Against this backdrop, the current results of work in progress towards a framework for managing, designing, and implementing innovation projects is discussed. The framework proposes nine phases based on combining approaches of practical relevance, which have proven their efficacy in industrial application. The core of the framework is coined by a DEV-OPS cycle for designing and implementing a more digital and automated manufacturing system. The DEV-OPS cycle is supplement by an initial maturity assessment, by the determination of objectives and key results (OKRs), as well by training the employees for acquiring the necessary competencies in a more digital and automated working environment.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Procedia Manufacturing, 2020

The world has always been undergoing constant change. For a long time, this change has been mainl... more The world has always been undergoing constant change. For a long time, this change has been mainly shaped by natural evolution, but with increasing growth of economies and population as well as technological development mankind is more and more forced to emphasize sustainability tasks to secure quality of life. Diverse global and regional initiatives with enormous impact on all areas of human living in the field of trade, infrastructure or production are shaping the world with increasing speed. To cope with the growing challenges such as climate change, scarcity of resources or increasing social pressure, a combined sustainability strategy of companies, investors, civil society and the public sector is essential to secure a prosperous future. This keynote introduces supra-regional initiatives of infrastructure and production and outlines approaches to manage related sustainability challenges.

Wissensmanagement im Mittelstand, 2016

Durch Veranderungen in den Leistungserstellungsprozessen ist die Bedeutung immaterieller Werte in... more Durch Veranderungen in den Leistungserstellungsprozessen ist die Bedeutung immaterieller Werte in den Industrielandern deutlich gestiegen. Die Bewertung des Standorts Deutschland hin zu einer wissensbasierten Wirtschaft aus Sicht der ansassigen Unternehmen, stellt den Fokus der durch das Fraunhofer IPK durchgefuhrten Studie „Wissensstandort Deutschland“ dar. Die Studie gibt Aufschluss daruber, wie gut deutsche Unternehmen ihre immateriellen Vermogenswerte bereits managen, welche Ressourcen im Mittelpunkt einer wissensbasierten Unternehmensfuhrung stehen und wie sich Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Sektoren hinsichtlich ihrer Strategien zur Starkung der wissensbasierten Wettbewerbsvorteile unterscheiden.

In a continuously fluctuating, dynamic environment, organisations in all areas must quickly adapt... more In a continuously fluctuating, dynamic environment, organisations in all areas must quickly adapt to changes, such as the digital transformation, in order to ensure their sustainable development and growth. Furthermore, the capability of generating and using new technologies effectively and efficiently has a direct impact on the organisations competitiveness and long-term success. Organisations with a high technological capability are able to achieve a higher differentiation through more innovative products and increase efficiency or reduce costs through process innovations. Moreover, an advancing liberalisation of markets intensifies competition not only for regular businesses, but also for Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) that cooperate with these businesses. RTOs face the challenge of shorter innovation cycles while at the same time the demand for advanced and market-ready product and process solutions rises. In order to be successful, RTOs have to pursue technical so...

Durch ein immer dynamischeres und wettbewerbsintensiveres Marktumfeld sehen sich insbesondere kle... more Durch ein immer dynamischeres und wettbewerbsintensiveres Marktumfeld sehen sich insbesondere kleine und mittlere Pharmaunternehmen verstärkt der Anforderung gegenüber, ihre Produktion effizienter zu gestalten. Um dies zu erreichen, haben sich Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme (GPS) bereits in mehreren Industrien als geeigneter Ansatz erwiesen. Der aktuelle Umsetzungsstand von GPS in der Pharmaindustrie ist jedoch häufig durch projektbasierte Insellösungen gekennzeichnet. Dies liegt auch daran, dass die speziellen Charakteristika der Pharmaproduktion sowie die Rahmenbedingungen in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen die Einführung von GPS erschweren. Nachfolgend werden Anforderungen an ein GPS für die Pharmaindustrie ermittelt und ausgehend davon ein geeignetes Modell entwickelt, welches unter den vorherrschenden Gegebenheiten auch in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen realisiert werden kann. Die Validierung des Modells in 3 Unternehmen zeigt dabei, dass noch bedeutende Potenziale bei d...

Sustainable corporate development can be understood as a strategy that respects not only economic... more Sustainable corporate development can be understood as a strategy that respects not only economic goals but also environmental and social aspects, weigh against each other and thus, ensures the long-term business success. The number of enterprises that are oriented towards corporate sustainability has increased in recent years, but the implementation still encounters a variety of limits. The goal of this chapter is the development of an integrated approach to foster sustainable development on the corporate level. In this context, not only tangible resources (e.g. raw material, energy or machines) but in particular intangible resources (e.g. expertise and professional competence of the employees, corporate culture or relations with stakeholders) are considered key success factors for a sustainable corporate development. For its application, the integrated approach provides a set of instruments and procedures, which can be used for the purpose of analysis, planning, controlling and re...

Beruhend auf der Idee von kundenorientierten Angeboten aus Produkten und Dienstleistungen, auch a... more Beruhend auf der Idee von kundenorientierten Angeboten aus Produkten und Dienstleistungen, auch als Industrielle Produkt-Service Systeme (IPSS) bezeichnet, intensivieren sich die Interaktionen zwischen den Mitarbeitern eines IPSS anbietenden Unternehmens mit denen eines Kundenunternehmens. Dies ist ein Grund dafur, dass IPSS auch als soziotechnische Systeme zu verstehen sind. Aufgrund des direkten Kontakts mit dem Personal des Kunden, mussen die Mitarbeiter des Anbieters von IPSS in der Lage sein unternehmensubergreifende Interaktionen erfolgreich durchzufuhren. Die Herausforderungen einer solchen IPSS-Geschaftsbeziehung bestehen fur die am IPSS beteiligten Unternehmen unter anderem darin, die richtige Zusammensetzung von Kompetenzen und unterstutzenden Strukturen aufzubauen, um die intensiven Interaktionen sowie weitere organisatorische Anforderungen handhaben zu konnen. Diese Herausforderungen sind verbunden mit dem sogenannten Intellektuellen Kapital, welches immaterielle, nicht-...

ALBERTIN, Marcos Ronaldo; KOHL, Holger; ELIAS, Sergio Jose Barbosa. Manual do benchmarking. Forta... more ALBERTIN, Marcos Ronaldo; KOHL, Holger; ELIAS, Sergio Jose Barbosa. Manual do benchmarking. Fortaleza : Imprensa Universitaria, 2016. 180 p.

Due to global competition and increasingly dynamic markets, the importance of intangible resource... more Due to global competition and increasingly dynamic markets, the importance of intangible resources such as knowledge has been growing dramatically, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). SMEs have to be more innovative, flexible, and efficient to successfully cope with typical challenges such as growing competition and rapidly changing demand patterns. In the past, knowledge management has been successfully implemented and developed by large enterprises in particular. In contrast, knowledge management for SME is not a matter of course yet. However, current survey results affirm that activities in the area of knowledge management depend less on the size of an enterprise or its industry, but rather on an enterprise’s business strategy and core competencies. In the light of these results, SMEs seem not to have disadvantages regarding the implementation of knowledge management because of their size or industry, but rather because they need to take strategic decisions t...

This paper outlines a generic guideline for planning and implementing an actionbased and transnat... more This paper outlines a generic guideline for planning and implementing an actionbased and transnational course in higher education for training the engineering competencies required in a future dynamic European workplace and economy. This guidance is intended for universities, research and teaching institutes, as well as for 1 Corresponding Author T. Stock stock@mf.tu-berlin.de 45 th SEFI Conference, 18-21 September 2017, Azores, Portugal companies interested in establishing novel teaching concepts by closing the gap between know-how and experience. The guideline will provide suggestions and lessons learned for the realization of an efficient and effective implementation. Important development phases of the guideline are explained through a use case based on a master course, which has been jointly established in cooperation by four European universities. Learning objectives for this course aim at raising the awareness about sustainable value creation by focusing on the development of...

In this paper, ways are shown how students can be familiarized with executing simulation studies ... more In this paper, ways are shown how students can be familiarized with executing simulation studies for the design and improvement of new and existing material flow systems using flexible discrete-event simulation (DES) tools. The prototypical app "Production Simulation Application" is described. It combines learning-conducive components that are used to familiarize users with objects, the graphical model buildup, and the use of programming language. Game elements such as levels, badges, and points are shaped to motivate learners to interact frequently. They enable immediate feedback. A test shows that the app has been used repeatedly at short intervals beyond the course. A procedure for experience-based learning for conducting simulation studies is developed, in which a so-called learning factory enables learners to complete a simulation study. It is shown that the developments can contribute to the dissemination of DES and to increasing the planning quality in times of risi...

CIRP Annals, 2018

Abstract Learnstruments are artefacts, which automatically demonstrate their functionality to the... more Abstract Learnstruments are artefacts, which automatically demonstrate their functionality to the learner. They can be used directly at the workplace and aim at increasing the learning and teaching productivity. The huge variety of design paths for Learnstruments requires a systematic approach for their development. A morphology for Learnstruments is introduced. Exemplary learning-conducive applications for manual assembly in international organizations like 3D-PDFs and a Smart-Assembly-Workplace are presented. They help avoiding assembly errors and improve productivity by providing interactive instructions to the learners. By implementing these along the morphology guideline, the consideration of important didactical and technical criteria is ensured.