The digital twin is a core technology for implementing Industry 4.0 scenarios in scientific and industrial applications. One upcoming variant of the digital twin is the concept of the asset administration shell, representing ...

For decades, the operations on the shop floor of manufacturing organizations have been supported by Manufacturing Execution Systems. In this paper, we investigate the trends of Manufacturing Operations Management in the ...

Industry 4.0 introduces a paradigm shift that will lead to changes of business models in many e. Today, industrial companies are gradually transforming their traditional and transaction-based business models into new ...

Growing price pressure due to an increasing number of global suppliers, increasing individualization of products and ever-shorter development cycles are challenges facing the engineering industry. In this context, mass ...

Due to advanced connectivity and increasing distribution of product-service, more and more data is available from the products used and produced. Scientific publications often describe that this product data can be applied ...

For four years now, the concept of the Matrix Fusion Factory MFF has been developed and studied. The MFF dissolves the separation between digital and real entities and focuses on value creation in production. The MFF is ...