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Increasing product variety and shorter product life cycles increase the complexity of production ramp-ups. To manage this complexity, it is of central importance to consider employee competencies , particularly in predominantly manual assembly...

Electronics with complex material compositions, critical raw materials, and short innovation cycles hinder closed loops. This article operationalizes circular economy through repairability, reusability, recyclability, durability and material...

A core element of the upgrade circular economy is the re-assembly, which focuses on integrating new functionalities into the product after the user cycle, allowing it to enter a new lifecycle. However, re-assembly entails inherent uncertainties that...

With external volatility and growing demands for resilience and sustainability, global production networks need to be designed in a continuous and holistic way. To make this happen, we‘re introducing an integrated approach across the strategic,...

Nonwoven abrasive waste contains polymers and abrasive grains in a hard-to-separate bond, considered difficult to recycle. Based on a prior publication, a novel hot-pressing process is demonstrated converting both fractions into functional grinding...

Increasing cost pressure demands productivity gains from companies – measured using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Production planning and control (PPC) offers numerous improvement options, but the causes of low OEE are difficult to...

Industrial value creation has traditionally been based on costs, time, and quality, while sustainability has long been considered an additional burden. At the same time, the volatile environment requires robust approaches, even for small and...

The “twin transition” as the parallel digital and sustainable transformation, represents a structural change process. Data-driven technologies establish maintenance as a key lever for enhancing sustainability and efficiency. The paper...

The quality of textual data in a production context represents an influencing factor for establishing LLM-based information retrieval systems that has not yet been sufficiently considered. This article outlines the limitations of LLM-based...