TY - JOUR
T1 - MUL 4.0: Systematic Digitalization of a Value Chain from Raw Material to Recycling
AU - Ralph, Benjamin James
AU - Woschank, Manuel
AU - Miklautsch, Philipp
AU - Kaiblinger, Alexander
AU - Pacher, Corina
AU - Sorger, Marcel
AU - Helmut, Zsifkovits
AU - Stockinger, Martin
PY - 2021/10/15
Y1 - 2021/10/15
N2 - The digital revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, offers a variety of new technologies and technological concepts for the continuous optimization of production and logistics processes in manufacturing enterprises. Up to now, a multitude of scholars have investigated potential opportunities, barriers, threads, and necessary enablers of Industry 4.0 initiatives. However, most of the recent Industry 4.0 approaches can still not resist practical tests due to their limited view on a small range of relevant topics. This paper introduces the research project ‘MUL4.0’ which aims to digitalize an entire value chain, from raw material to recycling. Based on an action-research-orientated approach, the authors use a multi-case-study design to investigate the potential of digitalization approaches within production and logistics processes. Furthermore, the authors present future research activities and discuss the therefore necessary prerequisites, from a materials science, mechanical engineering, metallurgical, logistics engineering, and management perspective.
AB - The digital revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, offers a variety of new technologies and technological concepts for the continuous optimization of production and logistics processes in manufacturing enterprises. Up to now, a multitude of scholars have investigated potential opportunities, barriers, threads, and necessary enablers of Industry 4.0 initiatives. However, most of the recent Industry 4.0 approaches can still not resist practical tests due to their limited view on a small range of relevant topics. This paper introduces the research project ‘MUL4.0’ which aims to digitalize an entire value chain, from raw material to recycling. Based on an action-research-orientated approach, the authors use a multi-case-study design to investigate the potential of digitalization approaches within production and logistics processes. Furthermore, the authors present future research activities and discuss the therefore necessary prerequisites, from a materials science, mechanical engineering, metallurgical, logistics engineering, and management perspective.
KW - Digital Twin
KW - Digitalization
KW - Engineering Education
KW - Finite Element Analysis
KW - Industrial Logistics
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Metal Forming
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120605599&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.promfg.2021.10.047
DO - 10.1016/j.promfg.2021.10.047
M3 - Conference article
SN - 2351-9789
VL - 55
SP - 335
EP - 342
JO - Procedia Manufacturing
JF - Procedia Manufacturing
IS - C
ER -