The Future of Smart Production for SMEs : A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs / edited by Ole Madsen, Ulrich Berger, Charles Møller, Astrid Heidemann Lassen, Brian Vejrum Waehrens, Casper Schou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madsen, Ole, editor.

Series:

Engineering Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial engineering.

Production engineering.

Industrial and Production Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Industrial and Production Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book explains and exemplifies how SMEs can embrace the Smart Production approach and technologies in order to gain a beneficiary outcome. The book describes the Smart Production vision for SMEs, as well as the method to get there. The concept behind the book is based on the long-term experience of the authors in researching and tackling problems of SMEs in the manufacturing sector. The book provides applied methods and obtained solutions in different branches and different sizes of SMEs, encompassing a broad survey of our markets and societies. The perspective is systemic/holistic and integrated including human, organizational, technological, and digital perspectives.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

1. Editorial – introduction to the book

Part I: Vision

2. The Smart production vision

3. Challenges for SMEs on their Path to Smart Production

4. The Vision and Development Trajectory for the Twin Transformation—Cross-Pollination Between SMART and Circular Production

5. An Action Design Research Approach to study Digital Transformation in SME

Part II: Transformation

6. Introduction to Part 2

7. Maturity Assessments to support SME overcoming structural changes in their business environment

8. How to support the transformation towards Smart Production by applying the Digital Factory Mapping: a case study

9. Differences between Small and Medium Sized Companies when realizing Smart Production - Experiences from Northwest Smart Production Program in Denmark

10. Innovation Factory North: An Approach to Make Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies Smarter

11. Digitalization and Automation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Challenges, needs, and solutions in Brandenburg, Germany

12. ARENA2036 a Collaborative Space for the Future of Mobility and Production

13. Subscription business models as accelerators for the adoption of Industry 4.0 by SMEs

Part III: Solutions

14. Introduction to Part 3

15. Improving Responsiveness in SMEs through Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing

16. Role of computer simulation in the collaborative robot implementation journey of SMEs

17. Intelligent Assistance Systems for Assembly Tasks

18. IIoT and smart sensors in human-centered manufacturing

19. Paperless Production Demonstrator

20. The journey from direct and indirect additive manufacturing of individual parts to virtual warehousing of the parts portfolio: lessons for industrial manufacturers

21. A Modular Engineering Pipeline for Mixed Reality Environments

22. Predictive analytics applications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – A mini survey and real-world use cases

23. SMEs and the Sustainability Challenge: Digital shadow enabling smart decision making

Part IV: Technologies

24. Introduction to Part 4

25. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

26. CloudComputing: Key to Enabling Smart Production and Industry 4.0

27. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

28. 5G Smart Production

29. Information Security: The Cornerstone for Surviving the Digital Wild

30. Digital Twins: Making it feasible for SMEs

31. Augmented Reality: Increasing Availability and its Implication for SMEs

32. Additive Manufacturing

33. Collaborative Robots for Smart Production in SMEs

Part V: Competences

34. Introduction to Part 5: Competences for Smart Production

35. Competences needed for Industry 4.0 and future trends

36. Labour 4.0: How is the workforce prepared for the future of manufacturing industries?

37. Qualification in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises as the Key Driver for a Digitized Economy

38. A Sandbox Approach for Manufacturing Innovation: A Multiple Case Study

39. Learning Factories for Learning and Experimentation in Industry 4.0 in SMEs.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Madsen, Ole The Future of Smart Production for SMEs

ISBN:

3-031-15428-2

OCLC:

1350686306