Digitalisation in production and service sectors is becoming increasingly important and can even be vital for companies, especially in times of skills shortages. This is emphasised by Sebastian Terstegen, research associate at the Institute for Applied Human Factors (ifaa). The changes are far-reaching, complex and often characterised by uncertainty. As part of the APRODI project - work and process-oriented digitalisation in industrial companies - research and company partners have developed practical solutions and shared their experiences. These results, findings and recommendations are now available in a multimedia web documentation.
Processes, products and methods of production and service provision are being digitalised with increasing speed. "The changes are not only far-reaching and complex, but are taking place in projects where it is often not entirely clear at the beginning what the digitalised solution will look like in the future," says the project manager at ifaa.
Broad spectrum of digitalisation to combat the shortage of skilled workers
The activities of the research and operational partners covered a broad spectrum of digitalisation and different types of digital applications. These included the development and introduction of worker assistance systems for production and assembly as well as the development of digital operational communication systems.
Other company partners developed a fundamental digitalisation strategy for their Group site or combined the digitalisation project with a process redesign, i.e. a bundle of individual technical and organisational measures as part of the digitalisation process.
In their interactive web documentation, the research and operational partners now report openly on their experiences gained during the project. They also provide important practical tips for successful and holistic digitalisation in production.
The web documentation is available at www.aprodi.info.
