@misc{12810, abstract = {{Recent studies on assistance systems show that adaptive support for users is becoming increasingly important, as this is a promising approach to ensure acceptance, learning support, and appropriate assistance in the long term. Developers of assistance systems are therefore faced with the challenge of designing various dimensions of adaptivity in such a way that they are conducive to acceptance and support. In this paper, we consider the different dimensions and options for the adaptation of assembly assistance and present the results of a first survey to investigate users' expectations regarding the adaptability of assembly assistance systems. Our evaluation shows that users have clear preferences concerning the control over adaptation and adaptation goals, while other aspects of adaptation assistance do not indicate a clear tendency. The results of this survey should serve as a decision support in the design phase of adaptive assistance systems to choose between different implementation options and concepts.}}, author = {{Heinz-Jakobs, Mario and Oestreich, Hendrik and Wrede, Sebastian and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{2022 15th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI)}}, editor = {{De Silva, Daswin and Ruminski , Jacek and Manic, Milos }}, issn = {{978-1-6654-6823-7}}, keywords = {{adaptivity, assistance systems, survey, human-centred design, interaction design, self-adaptive systems}}, location = {{Melbourne, AUSTRALIA}}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {{{User Expectations Regarding Design Dimensions of Adapative Assistance Systems}}}, doi = {{10.1109/hsi55341.2022.9869509}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{7035, abstract = {{Technological progress, upcoming cyber-physical systems, and limited resources confront small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the challenge of complexity management in product development projects spanning over the entire product lifecycle. SMEs require a solution for documenting and analyzing the functional relationships between multiple domains such as products, software, and processes. The German research project FuPEP “Funktionsorientiertes Komplexitätsmanagement in allen Phasen der Produktentstehung” aims to address this issue by developing an assistance system that supports product developers by visualizing functional relationships. This paper presents the methodology and results of the assistance system’s requirements elicitation with two SMEs. Conducting the elicitation during a global pandemic, we discuss its application using specific techniques in light of COVID-19. We model problems and their effects regarding complexity management in product development in a system dynamics model. The most important requirements and use cases elicited are presented, and the requirements elicitation methodology and results are discussed. Additionally, we present a multilayer software architecture design of the assistance system. Our case study suggests a relationship between fear of a missing project focus among project participants and the restriction of requirements elicitation techniques to those possible via web conferencing tools.}}, author = {{Herrmann, Jan-Phillip and Imort, Sebastian and Trojanowski, Christoph and Deuter, Andreas}}, issn = {{2073-431X}}, journal = {{Computers}}, keywords = {{complexity management, assistance system, product development, systems engineering, design structure matrix, asset administration shell}}, number = {{11}}, title = {{{Requirements Elicitation for an Assistance System for Complexity Management in Product Development of SMEs during COVID-19: A Case Study}}}, doi = {{10.3390/computers10110149}}, volume = {{10}}, year = {{2021}}, } @misc{7458, abstract = {{Smart services have become increasingly important in the last few years. The provision of smart services combined with product portfolios is advantageous because individual contexts of customers who use the products are addressed. While various and frequently changing data are collected and analyzed, specific knowledge is necessary to turn data into valuable information. A knowledge management system (KMS) adapted to requirements of provided smart services is necessary to aggregate, maintain, and provide knowledge. With a comprehensive literature review over 157 papers, we extracted requirements for KMS for smart services (Smart Service KMS). We present ten design principles derived from the requirements focusing on how tailored Smart Service KMS can be designed. We contribute to the theory by providing an overview about crucial requirements of Smart Service KMS. Practitioners can use our design principles to develop efficient Smart Service KMS}}, author = {{Dreyer, Sonja and Werth, Oliver and Olivotti, Daniel and Guhr, Nadine and Breitner, Michael H.}}, booktitle = {{e-Service Journal}}, issn = {{1528-8234}}, keywords = {{Design Principles, Design Science Research, Knowledge Management Systems, Smart Service KMS, Smart Services}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{27--67}}, publisher = {{Indiana University Press}}, title = {{{Knowledge Management Systems for Smart Services: A Synthesis of Design Principles }}}, doi = {{10.2979/eservicej.13.2.02}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2021}}, } @inbook{5817, abstract = {{The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. Indicators have been developed collaboratively by representatives of 17 individual EU-funded NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the EEA and JRC, as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment, with the four-fold objective of: serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; orient urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions at different scales; expand upon the pioneering work of the EKLIPSE framework by providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies; and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts. They reflect the state of the art in current scientific research on impacts of nature-based solutions and valid and standardized methods of assessment, as well as the state of play in urban implementation of evaluation frameworks.}}, author = {{Skodra, Julita and Connop, Stuart and Tacnet, Jean-Marc and Van Cauwenbergh, Nora and Almassy, D. and Baldacchini, C. and Basco Carrera, L. and Caitana, B. and Cardinali, Marcel and Feliu, E. and Garcia, I. and Garcia-Blanco, G. and Jones, G. and Kraus, L. and Mahmoud, I. and Maia, S. and Morello, E. and Pérez Lapena, B. and Pinter, L. and Porcu, F. and Reichborn-Kjennerud, K. and Ruangpan, L. and Rutzinger, M. and Vojinovic, Z.}}, booktitle = {{Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions. A handbook for practitioners}}, editor = {{Dumitru, Adina and Wendling, Laura}}, isbn = {{978-92-76-22961-2}}, keywords = {{atmospheric pollution, biodiversity, community resilience, database, decision-making, environmental impact, environmental indicator, environmental risk prevention, innovation, natural hazard, sustainable development, urban area, user guide, waste management}}, pages = {{46--69}}, publisher = {{Publications Office of the European Union}}, title = {{{Principles Guiding NBS Performance and Impact Evaluation}}}, doi = {{10.2777/244577}}, year = {{2021}}, } @inbook{5821, abstract = {{The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. Indicators have been developed collaboratively by representatives of 17 individual EU-funded NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the EEA and JRC, as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment, with the four-fold objective of: serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; orient urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions at different scales; expand upon the pioneering work of the EKLIPSE framework by providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies; and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts. They reflect the state of the art in current scientific research on impacts of nature-based solutions and valid and standardized methods of assessment, as well as the state of play in urban implementation of evaluation frameworks.}}, author = {{Dumitru, Adina and Garcia, Igone and Zorita, Saioa and Tomé-Lourido, Davidé and Cardinali, Marcel and Feliu, E. and Fermoso, J. and Ferilli, G. and Guidolotti, G. and Hölscher, K. and Lodder, M. and Reichborn-Kjennerud, K. and Rinta-Hiiro, V. and Maia, S.}}, booktitle = {{Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions. A handbook for practitioners}}, editor = {{Adina, Dumitru and Laura, Wendling}}, isbn = {{978-92-76-22961-2}}, keywords = {{atmospheric pollution, biodiversity, community resilience, database, decision-making, environmental impact, environmental indicator, environmental risk prevention, innovation, natural hazard, sustainable development, urban area, user guide, waste management}}, pages = {{78--104}}, publisher = {{Publications Office of the European Union}}, title = {{{Approaches to Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy Development}}}, doi = {{10.2777/244577}}, year = {{2021}}, } @inbook{5824, abstract = {{The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. Indicators have been developed collaboratively by representatives of 17 individual EU-funded NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the EEA and JRC, as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment, with the four-fold objective of: serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; orient urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions at different scales; expand upon the pioneering work of the EKLIPSE framework by providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies; and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts. They reflect the state of the art in current scientific research on impacts of nature-based solutions and valid and standardized methods of assessment, as well as the state of play in urban implementation of evaluation frameworks.}}, author = {{Cardinali, Marcel}}, booktitle = {{Evaluating the Impact of Nature-based Solutions: Appendix of Methods}}, editor = {{Adina, Dumitru and Laura, Wendling}}, isbn = {{978-92-76-22960-5}}, keywords = {{atmospheric pollution, biodiversity, community resilience, database, decision-making, environmental impact, environmental indicator, environmental risk prevention, innovation, natural hazard, sustainable development, urban area, user guide, waste management}}, publisher = {{Publications Office of the European Union}}, title = {{{Contributors to Indicators of NBS Performance and Impact Assessment}}}, doi = {{10.2777/11361}}, year = {{2021}}, } @misc{7890, abstract = {{The purpose of this paper is to convey a thorough understanding of the governance-related determinants and financial consequences of carbon performance and disclosure. Its motivation lies in the increasing global political, social, academic as well as practical importance of managing and reporting on carbon-related issues. Methodologically, we employ a systematic literature review. Thus, we identify 73 quantitative peer-reviewed empirical studies in this field and categorize them according to a legitimacy-theory-based framework. Our four main contributions offer new insights into this emerging research field and provide guidance for the development of new research models: First, we help future researchers to structure this emerging field of research with respect to the interactions of the phenomenon itself (carbon performance vs. disclosure), its determinants (country- and firm-related governance), and its financial consequences (value relevance, information asymmetry, financial performance, and cost of capital). Second, we provide a comprehensive overview of variables and proxies used in the studies and list their main statistical effects, which facilitates building novel models. There are indications that 1) board composition positively influences both carbon performance and disclosure, 2) carbon performance and carbon disclosure are positively connected, 3) carbon disclosure reduces information asymmetry, and 4) carbon performance increases financial performance. Third, we develop a research agenda with concise suggestions for future studies. Fourth, we argue that due to the under-theorization of concepts the comparability of included studies is challenging, this research field may be characterized as a vibrant field for extensive future research. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}}, author = {{Velte, Patrick and Stawinoga, Martin and Lueg, Rainer}}, booktitle = {{Journal of Cleaner Production}}, issn = {{1879-1786}}, keywords = {{Carbon performance, Carbon disclosure, Corporate governance, Management control, Financial performance, Legitimacy theory}}, publisher = {{Elsevier}}, title = {{{Carbon performance and disclosure: A systematic review of governance-related determinants and financial consequences}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120063}}, volume = {{254}}, year = {{2020}}, } @misc{6916, author = {{Hinrichsen, Sven and Adrian, Benjamin and Bornewasser, Manfred}}, booktitle = {{Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II : Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications (IHIET – AI 2020)}}, editor = {{Ahram, T. and Taiar , R. and Gremeaux-Bader, V. and Aminian, K.}}, isbn = {{978-3-030-44266-8}}, issn = {{2194-5365}}, keywords = {{Manual assembly, Complexity, Information management}}, location = {{Lausanne, Switzerland}}, pages = {{520--525}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Information Management Strategies in Manual Assembly}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_78}}, volume = {{1152}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inbook{7017, abstract = {{The task of shop floor management is to ensure high effectiveness and efficiency of a production system. The objective of this paper is to identify potentials for improvement of shop floor management in the context of digitalization and to identify fields of action. As a result, the paper shows four categories of deficits in shop floor management, respectively information management. First, insufficiently designed business processes lead to additional administrative work for shop floor managers. Second, shop floor management can be strengthened by improving e-mail communication. Third, the meeting organization and fourth, the reporting offer potential for improvement. The creation of reports and the preparation of key figures, for example, involve routine activities that do not add value and can be partially automated. Therefore, as part of the project, a shop floor board was prototypically developed using a low-code development platform in order to demonstrate the potential of this approach.}}, author = {{Hinrichsen, Sven and Adrian, Benjamin and Schulz, Andreas}}, booktitle = {{Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications III : Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1253}}, editor = {{Ahram, T. and Taiar, R. and Langlois, K. and Choplin, A.}}, keywords = {{Manual assembly, Complexity, Information management}}, location = {{San Diego}}, pages = {{415 -- 421}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Approaches to Improve Shop Floor Management}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55307-4_63}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{1909, abstract = {{Shop floor management is an important component of the Toyota Production System. The main task of shop floor management is to sustainably increase efficiency and quality in production. The objective of this paper is to identify potentials for improvement of shop floor management in the context of digitalization and to identify fields of action. As a result, the paper will show that insufficiently designed business processes, in particular, lead to additional administrative work for managers. Therefore, optimizing processes can also be seen as a key to giving managers more time for real management tasks. In addition, shop floor management can be strengthened by improving e-mail communication and meeting organization practices, as well as by making reporting more automated and more user-friendly. }}, author = {{Materna, Linda and Hinrichsen, Sven and Adrian, Benjamin and Schulz, Andreas}}, booktitle = {{Production Engineering and Management}}, editor = {{Padoano, Elio and Villmer, Franz-Josef}}, keywords = {{Shop floor management, Leadership, Digitalization}}, location = {{Trieste, Italy}}, pages = {{179--188}}, title = {{{How to Improve Shop Floor Management}}}, year = {{2019}}, } @inbook{7783, abstract = {{The digitization of the industry, the drive towards smart factories as well as the Internet of Production (IoP) require rising smartness of products and services. Smart physical products are often mechatronic products that include increasing amounts of software. The development of software, however, comes along with new challenges for companies specialized in developing mechanical, electrical or electronic products. Some of these challenges address the product lifecycle management (PLM)-related business and work processes. The management of software lifecycles requires a much more rigorous requirements management. Furthermore, special solutions for management of source code in distributed development teams are needed. The build-process and testing activities need to be conducted in a systematic manner. The generation and provision of different licensing models need to be mastered and finally the issue of security needs to be addressed for any product that can be networked---which by the way is a strategic target of nearly any product developing company. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) covers many of the above-mentioned issues. IT solutions for ALM are comparable to traditional PLM solutions, but focus particularly on software as a product. Thus, these systems have become widely used by software companies in the same manner as PLM solutions belong to the standard enterprise IT environment of companies developing physical products. With software penetrating traditional physical products, product managers, product developers, manufacturing staff etc. need to work with both, PLM and ALM, since neither solution is able to cover both domains sufficiently. However, ALM and PLM solutions feature redundant functionality. Thus, best practices for the systematic integration of ALM and PLM are required.}}, author = {{Deuter, Andreas and Otte, Andreas and Ebert, Marcel and Possel-Dölken, Frank}}, booktitle = {{Product lifecycle management (Volume 4)}}, editor = {{Stark, John}}, isbn = {{978-3-030-16133-0}}, issn = {{2197-6589}}, keywords = {{Product lifecycle management, Application Lifecycle Management, Smart products, Systems engineering}}, pages = {{125--143}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Developing the Requirements of a PLM/ALM Integration: An Industrial Case Study}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-030-16134-7_11}}, year = {{2019}}, } @article{5435, abstract = {{Towards renewable energy systems, the coupling of multiple sectors is important and incorporates novel technologies where currently no models exist that correctly represent all transient effects. Therefore, we present a method that incorporates Hardware-in-the-Loop simulations where virtual components as models are coupled to real and experimental facilities in real time. By including experimental components, a higher validity can be obtained and the practical applicability of renewable energy scenario can be discussed more profoundly. In this paper, the considered energy system consists of an experimental biocatalytic methanation reactor, a real photovoltaic park, a regenerative fuel cell and short-term storage units to supply a residential district. A representative control sequence of the methanator is obtained by modeling the scenario as an optimal control problem. A first HIL simulation highlights that modifications of the instrumentation are required for a grid injection of the generated methane. The scientific approach can be applied to any energy system where some of the considered components are available as experimental or real facilities. Non-exisiting components are simply replaced by models. The presented approach helps to determine which parts or process parameters are crucial for the planed operation before the overall energy system is realized on a larger scale. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}}, author = {{Griese, Martin and Hoffrath, Marc Philippe and Broeker, Timo and Schulte, Thomas and Schneider, Jan}}, issn = {{1873-6785}}, journal = {{Energy : the international journal}}, keywords = {{Biological methanation, Energy management, HIL simulation, Optimization, Scalable models}}, location = {{Guimaraes, PORTUGAL}}, pages = {{77 -- 90}}, publisher = {{Elsevier}}, title = {{{Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation of an optimized energy management incorporating an experimental biocatalytic methanation reactor}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.092}}, volume = {{181}}, year = {{2019}}, } @article{4316, abstract = {{The manufacturing industry is increasingly being dominated by information and communication technology, leading to the development of cyber-physical systems. Most existing frameworks on the assessment of such technological advancements see the technology as a solitary system. However, research has shown that other environmental factors like organizational processes or human factors are also affected. Drawing on the sociotechnical systems approach, future technologies could be evaluated using scenarios of digitized work. These scenarios can help classify new technologies and uncover their advantages and constraints in order to provide guidance for the digital development of organizations. We developed an instrument for evaluating scenarios of digitized work on the relevant dimensions ‘technology’, ‘human’ and ‘organization’ and conducted a quantitative study applying this instrument on three different scenarios (N = 24 subject matter experts). Results show that our instrument is capable of measuring technological, human and organizational aspects of technology implementations and detecting differences in the scenarios under investigation. The instrument’s practical value is significant as it enables the user to compare and quantify scenarios and helps companies to decide which technology they should implement.}}, author = {{Miekus, Lisa and Bentler, Dominik and Jenderny, Sascha and Foullois, Marc and Wöste, Lars and Röcker, Carsten and Maier, Günter W.}}, issn = {{2227-7080}}, journal = {{Technologies : open access journal }}, keywords = {{digitization, change management, scenarios of digitized work, product engineering, sociotechnical systems}}, number = {{120}}, publisher = {{MDPI }}, title = {{{Development of a Change Management Instrument for the Implementation of Technologies}}}, doi = {{10.3390/technologies6040120}}, volume = {{6}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{10660, abstract = {{Digitalization changes the way people work to a considerable extent. It alters business models and process organizations of whole industries. The ensuing market dynamics and faster innovation cycles cause an increase in complexity. In this article, the interconnection of digitalization and complexity in work systems is analyzed. For this purpose, a framework for comparing relevant complexity definitions is developed. Moreover, complexity drivers in digitalized labor systems in six different organizational dimensions (process organization, organizational structure, technology, working conditions, product and personnel) are explored. 23 experts from the academic and industrial sector were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The results of a qualitative content analysis show that the consideration of complexity and digitalization has extensive impact what becomes evident in interdependent relations amongst the organizational dimensions. Furthermore, complexity drivers in digitalized work systems are determined as a result of the analysis procedure. Finally, the implications of the expert interviews for cooperative forms of work are discussed. The concept of a “task complexity mountain range” is presented to explain the effect of task complexity on performance and motivation in the context of work groups.}}, author = {{Latos, Benedikt and Harlacher, Markus and Burgert, Florens and Nitsch, Verena and Przybysz, Philipp and Niewöhner, Susanne Mütze}}, issn = {{2415-6698}}, journal = {{Advances in science, technology and engineering systems journal : (ASTESJ) }}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Engineering (miscellaneous)}}, number = {{5}}, pages = {{166--185}}, publisher = {{ASTES Publishers}}, title = {{{Complexity Drivers in Digitalized Work Systems: Implications for Cooperative Forms of Work}}}, doi = {{10.25046/aj030522}}, volume = {{3}}, year = {{2018}}, } @misc{12798, abstract = {{The digitization of the industry requires smart products and services. Smart products are mechatronic products with an increasing amount of software. To get high quality smart products to the market quickly, manufacturers need to reshape their product lifecycle processes. They need to apply system engineering-based methods to enable smooth cross-domain developments with a special focus on the software domain. One significant challenge faced by manufacturers is the harmonization of product lifecycle management (PLM), which addresses the hardware lifecycle, with application lifecycle management (ALM), which addresses the software lifecycle. To support manufacturers in this challenging activity, this paper demonstrates a proven process for developing use cases and requirements associated with a PLM/ALM integration. This process has been elicited during an industrial case study in a manufacturing company. This paper explains this process in detail. A generally applicable approach for developing the requirements of a PLM/ALM integration is extracted by removing the company-specific factors. }}, author = {{Deuter, Andreas and Otte, Andreas and Ebert, Marcel and Possel-Dölken, Frank}}, booktitle = {{4th International Conference on System-Integrated Intelligence - Intelligent, Flexible and Connected Systems in Products and Production}}, editor = {{Denkena, B. and Thoben, K. D. and Trachtler, A.}}, issn = {{2351-9789}}, keywords = {{Product lifecycle management, Application Lifecycle Management, Smart products, Systems engineering}}, location = {{Hannover}}, pages = {{107--113}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Developing the Requirements of a PLM/ALM Integration: An Industrial Case Study}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.promfg.2018.06.020}}, volume = {{24}}, year = {{2018}}, } @misc{7895, author = {{Velte, Patrick and Stawinoga, Martin}}, booktitle = {{Journal of Business Economics}}, issn = {{0044-2372}}, keywords = {{CSR assurance CSR reporting Stakeholder management Corporate governance Assurance level Assurance provider}}, pages = {{1017--1066}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Empirical research on corporate social responsibility assurance (CSRA): A literature review}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s11573-016-0844-2}}, volume = {{87}}, year = {{2017}}, } @article{2014, abstract = {{Industrial applications are in transition towards modular and flexible architectures that are capable of self-configuration and -optimisation. This is due to the demand of mass customisation and the increasing complexity of industrial systems. The conversion to modular systems is related to challenges in all disciplines. Consequently, diverse tasks such as information processing, extensive networking, or system monitoring using sensor and information fusion systems need to be reconsidered. The focus of this contribution is on distributed sensor and information fusion systems for system monitoring, which must reflect the increasing flexibility of fusion systems. This contribution thus proposes an approach, which relies on a network of self-descriptive intelligent sensor nodes, for the automatic design and update of sensor and information fusion systems. This article encompasses the fusion system configuration and adaptation as well as communication aspects. Manual interaction with the flexibly changing system is reduced to a minimum.}}, author = {{Fritze, Alexander and Mönks, Uwe and Holst, Christoph-Alexander and Lohweg, Volker}}, issn = {{1424-8220}}, journal = {{Sensors}}, keywords = {{information fusion, intelligent sensor, knowledge-based system, self-configuration, sensor fusion}}, number = {{3}}, title = {{{An Approach to Automated Fusion System Design and Adaptation}}}, doi = {{ https://doi.org/10.3390/s17030601}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2017}}, } @inproceedings{578, abstract = {{Challenges of companies are presented by an increasing number of product variants or a growing product complexity in combination with a reduction of lot size. Therefore the scope of the work in the field of manual assembly will be more complex. This situation leads to a need of assistance systems. With these systems, the assembly workers will be qualified to execute their work tasks within the requirements. This approach set up on a further implementation of an assistance system at a great device manufacturer. The main focus of this implementation was the technical and functional design of the assistance system, but a successful implementation requires also an active handling of the change process. The purpose of this paper is the presentation of design principles in form of a process model for the implementation of digital assistance systems. The development of the design principles takes place in a participative approach. Executives, work councilsand workers develop the project results together with external project members. Project managers will be able to manage implementation processes with the results and take all the success factors into account.}}, author = {{Kleineberg, Tim and Eichelberg, Matthias and Hinrichsen, Sven}}, booktitle = {{Production Engineering and Management}}, editor = {{Padoano, Elio and Villmer, Franz-Josef}}, isbn = {{978-3-946856-01-6}}, keywords = {{Assistance systems, Change management, Success factors, Process model}}, location = {{Pordenone, Italy}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{25--36}}, title = {{{Participative Development of an Implementation Process for Worker Assistance Systems}}}, year = {{2017}}, } @inproceedings{328, abstract = {{In this paper, concepts for an extended DC network for the main power supply of components from various manufacturers in industrial production are presented. In the first part, detailed requirements for such a network are given from the viewpoint of a customer. Based on those, different concepts for AC/DC conversion and energy management are discussed. As far as AC/DC conversion is concerned, the advantages and drawbacks of several rectifier topologies are listed, as they have a significant impact on the system behavior and EMC properties. An intelligent energy management can improve the energy efficiency and reduce downtimes of a plant, which are major requirements from a customer’s viewpoint. }}, author = {{Borcherding, Holger and Austermann, Johann and Kuhlmann, Timm and Weis, Benno and Leonide, Andre}}, booktitle = {{2017 IEEE Second International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM)}}, keywords = {{AC-DC power convertors, electromagnetic compatibility, energy conservation, energy management systems, rectifiers, main power supply, industrial production, DC network, AC-DC conversion, rectifier topologies, EMC properties, intelligent energy management, energy efficiency improvement, downtime reduction, Rectifiers, Switches, Voltage control, Topology, Network topology, Production, Grounding, industrial DC grid, SMART Grid}}, location = {{Nürnberg}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{227--234}}, title = {{{Concepts for a DC Network in Industrial Production}}}, doi = {{10.1109/ICDCM.2017.8001049}}, year = {{2017}}, } @inproceedings{590, abstract = {{Against the background of rising overhead costs in manufacturing companies the application of methods of overhead cost management is of increasing importance. Within this article existing approaches of cost management are explained in principle. Based on these approaches a new complementary approach of managing costs with the help of costs elasticity ratios is described by a case study. The method is based on the hypothesis that there are no fixed personnel costs, but personnel costs with different elasticity with respect to the volume of orders. Personnel costs elasticity (ε) is derived from the quotient of the relative change in personnel costs (k) and the relative change of the order volume (q) of a billing month (i). The method aims to increase the flexibility of overhead costs, but can also be applied with respect to so-called direct costs. In this case, the question arises as to what extent the direct costs actually develop proportional elastic over time.}}, author = {{Hinrichsen, Sven}}, booktitle = {{Production Engineering and Management}}, editor = {{Villmer, Franz-Josef and Padoano, Elio}}, isbn = {{978-3-946856-00-9}}, keywords = {{Cost management, Overhead costs, Direct costs, Labor costs, Elasticity}}, location = {{Lemgo}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{123--131}}, title = {{{How Elasticity Indicators Support Cost Management}}}, year = {{2016}}, } @inproceedings{473, abstract = {{Additive Manufacturing (AM) describes a number of technologies that generate three-dimensional objects directly from CAD data by joining volume elements. Dental technology is one sector in which the benefits of AM come into effect, as parts such as frameworks or implants are unique objects often with freeform shapes. These objects are difficult and expensive to produce with subtractive or formative technology. During the last decades, the application of digital technologies in the dental industry has increased. Therefore AM has also evolved to become a standard dental framework manufacturing process. While previously the dental laboratory did the complete manufacturing of dental frameworks, AM parts are usually produced by service providers, thus increasing the number of process participants. Under these circumstances, a reliable high quality production must be ensured. This requires a comprehensive Quality Management (QM) concept for the whole process chain. A first step in the evelopment of this QM concept is the definition of the product requirements, from which process specifications can be determined. These specifications build the basis for evaluating the process capability of the Additive Manufacturing process.}}, author = {{Huxol, Andrea and Villmer, Franz-Josef}}, booktitle = {{Production Engineering and Management}}, editor = {{Villmer, Franz-Josef and Padoano, Elio}}, keywords = {{Additive Manufacturing, Dental frameworks, Quality management, Digital manufacturing}}, location = {{Lemgo}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{15--26}}, title = {{{Special Requirements for Additive Manufacturing of Dental Frameworks}}}, year = {{2016}}, } @misc{7943, author = {{Müller, Stefan and Stawinoga, Martin and Velte, Patrick}}, booktitle = {{Corporate ownership & control}}, issn = {{1727-9232}}, keywords = {{Corporate Disclosure, Stakeholder Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility Management, CSR reporting, Corporate Governance}}, number = {{4}}, pages = {{506--513}}, publisher = {{Virtus Interpress }}, title = {{{Stakeholder expectations on CSR management and current regulatory developments in Europe and Germany}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i4c4p8}}, year = {{2015}}, } @misc{7947, author = {{Stawinoga, Martin and Velte, Patrick}}, booktitle = {{Problems and Perspectives in Management}}, issn = {{1810-5467 }}, keywords = {{corporate governance, business reporting, CSR reporting, CSR management.}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{36--50}}, publisher = {{Business Perspectives}}, title = {{{CSR management and reporting between voluntary bonding and legal regulation. First empirical insights of the compliance to the German Sustainability Code}}}, volume = {{13}}, year = {{2015}}, } @article{2140, abstract = {{Recent industrial applications are implemented in a modular way, resulting in flexibility during the whole life cycle, i.e., setup, operation, and maintenance. This applies especially to larger applications like logistic, production, and printing processes. Their modular character is resulting from the constantly increasing complexity of such installations, which makes their supervision for securing reliable operation a difficult task: the data of hundreds (if not thousands) of signal sources must be acquired, communicated, and evaluated for system diagnosis. In this contribution we summarize the challenges arising in such applications and show that distributed sensor and information fusion for modular self-diagnosis tackles these challenges. Here, we propose an innovative distributed architecture encompassing intelligent sensor nodes, self-configuring real-time communication networks, and a suitable sensor and information fusion system for condition monitoring. New challenges arise in the context of distributed information fusion systems, which are identified and to which an outlook on future solutions is provided. A number of these solutions have already been discovered, implemented, and are evaluated in the context of a demonstrator, which resembles a real-world printing application.}}, author = {{Mönks, Uwe and Trsek, Henning and Dürkop, Lars and Geneiß, Volker and Lohweg, Volker}}, issn = {{0957-4158}}, journal = {{Mechatronics}}, keywords = {{Cyber-physical systems, Information fusion, Fusion system design, Intelligent sensors, Self-configuration, Intelligent networking}}, number = {{34}}, pages = {{63--71}}, publisher = {{Elsevier}}, title = {{{Towards distributed intelligent sensor and information fusion}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.05.005}}, year = {{2015}}, } @misc{13023, abstract = {{Transducers based on dielectric electroactive polymers (DEAP) use electrostatic pressure to convert electric energy into strain energy or vice versa. Besides this, they are also designed for sensor applications in monitoring the actual stretch state on the basis of the deformation dependent capacitive-resistive behavior of the DEAP. In order to enable an efficient and proper closed loop control operation of these transducers, e.g. in positioning or energy harvesting applications, on the one hand, sensors based on DEAP material can be integrated into the transducers and evaluated externally, and on the other hand, the transducer itself can be used as a sensor, also in terms of self-sensing. For this purpose the characteristic electrical behavior of the transducer has to be evaluated in order to determine the mechanical state. Also, adequate online identification algorithms with sufficient accuracy and dynamics are required, independent from the sensor concept utilized, in order to determine the electrical DEAP parameters in real time. Therefore, in this contribution, algorithms are developed in the frequency domain for identifications of the capacitance as well as the electrode and polymer resistance of a DEAP, which are validated by measurements. These algorithms are designed for self-sensing applications, especially if the power electronics utilized is operated at a constant switching frequency, and parasitic harmonic oscillations are induced besides the desired DC value. These oscillations can be used for the online identification, so an additional superimposed excitation is no longer necessary. For this purpose a dual active bridge (DAB) is introduced to drive the DEAP transducer. The capabilities of the real-time identification algorithm in combination with the DAB are presented in detail and discussed, finally.}}, author = {{Hoffstadt, Thorben and Griese, Martin and Maas, Jürgen}}, booktitle = {{Smart Materials and Structures}}, issn = {{1361-665X}}, keywords = {{dielectric electroactive polymer, identification algorithm, self-sensing, DEAP sensor}}, location = {{Snowbird, UT}}, number = {{10}}, publisher = {{IOP Publishing}}, title = {{{Online identification algorithms for integrated dielectric electroactive polymer sensors and self-sensing concepts}}}, doi = {{10.1088/0964-1726/23/10/104007}}, volume = {{23}}, year = {{2014}}, } @misc{10164, abstract = {{Cognitive radios (CR) can sense and detect temporarily available spectral holes for an opportunistic operation to improve the spectral efficiency and coexistence of industrial radio systems. It will be of particular interest for a CR system to apply predictive modeling in order to forecast the behavior of the coexisting environment. A secondary cognitive user shall use preemptive tuning of its operating parameters following the predictive model. However, a considerable challenge is to generate an accurate model and predict efficiently in order to meet strict time related requirements of industrial applications. Such predictive modeling has already gained some attention but real-time experimental results have never been reported to the best of our knowledge. In this contribution we investigate the performance of a Markov model based CR system using simulative and experimental environments for its application in industrial systems.}}, author = {{Ahmad, Kaleem and Meier, Uwe and Witte, Stefan}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2012)}}, isbn = {{978-1-4673-4735-8 }}, keywords = {{cognitive radio, Markov processes, radio spectrum management}}, location = {{Krakow, Poland }}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {{{Predictive Oppertunistic Spectrum Access Using Markov Models}}}, doi = {{10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489557}}, year = {{2012}}, } @misc{1158, abstract = {{This thesis is a concept how to build up a media archive for the department of media production of University of Applied Science in Lemgo. It serves two purposes, the perma-nent storage of media data and forms a base to allow the creation of high quality presen-tation material. It contains an analysis of the current situation concerning collecting, storing and processing media data as well as ideas to alter the system. Furthermore guidelines are developed for diverse areas, e.g. data management, data storage and or-ganisation. The aim of this project is to improve public relations and therefore the image and exterior view of the department.}}, author = {{Bandeck, Stefan}}, keywords = {{Media archive, MIA, public relations, data management, data storage, data processing}}, pages = {{76}}, publisher = {{Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}}, title = {{{Media Archive (MIA) 2011}}}, year = {{2011}}, } @misc{1164, author = {{Großwald, Niklas}}, keywords = {{Digital Rights Management, Web-Seite}}, pages = {{67}}, publisher = {{Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}}, title = {{{Konzeption und Realisierung einer interaktiven CNS-basierten Web-Anwendung}}}, year = {{2011}}, }