The Future of Smart Production for SMEs A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Madsen, Ole (Editor), Berger, Ulrich (Editor), Møller, Charles (Editor), Heidemann Lassen, Astrid (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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