Digitalization as Facilitator of Effective Information Sharing in Production Systems
Doktorsavhandling, 2021
First, assessing digital maturity can facilitate the effective dissemination of information in production systems and contribute towards a digital transformation to Industry 4.0. Maturity assessments provide an understanding of current capabilities. This enables the formulation of goals for digital transformations and, subsequently, facilitates the creation of development plans to make disseminating information more effective.
Second, applying digital technologies can facilitate new capabilities for presenting information to operators and contribute towards a digital transformation to Operator 4.0. Operators work under varying circumstances, which requires varying types of information as cognitive support. Understanding these situational requirements facilitates the selection and subsequent implementation of suitable digital technologies for presenting information to operators more effectively.
Together, these two approaches demonstrate how digitalization can facilitate effective information sharing in production systems and for shop-floor operators.
Operator 4.0
information
digital maturity
data
digital transformation
assessment
manufacturing
Industry 4.0
dissemination
knowledge
Författare
Dan Li
Chalmers, Industri- och materialvetenskap, Produktionssystem
Human-Centred Dissemination of Data, Information and Knowledge in Industry 4.0
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Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
Li, D.; Tarrar, M.; Åkerman, M.; Fast-Berglund, Å.; and Paulin, D.: "Industry 4.0 Maturity and its Implications for Information Sharing on Shop Floors"
Exploration of digitalized presentation of information for Operator 4.0: Five industrial cases
Computers & Industrial Engineering,;Vol. 168(2022)
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
These new demands on manufacturing companies and their production systems mean more production-related information to be managed. Effective sharing of this information ensures it gets to the right people at the right time and can be facilitated by recent strides in digitalization technologies. Important stakeholders in sharing such information include shop-floor operators from this new production environment, or Operator 4.0.
Still, many manufacturing companies find it hard to undergo a digital transformation and develop Industry 4.0 capabilities. There are technological and organizational challenges, plus the matter of how humans will operate and interact.
Thus, this thesis formulates two strategic approaches to guide manufacturing companies on their digital transformation journey.
First, by assessing their digital maturity, manufacturing companies can understand their current capabilities. This helps in working out goals and development plans for a digital transformation to Industry 4.0.
Second, applying digital technologies can enable new ways of presenting information to operators. Understanding situational requirements and selecting suitable cognitive support systems aids the digital transformation to Operator 4.0.
These two approaches show how digitalization can facilitate effective information-sharing in production systems and for shop-floor operators.
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Ämneskategorier
Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Styrkeområden
Produktion
ISBN
978-91-7905-563-9
Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola. Ny serie: 5030
Utgivare
Chalmers
Virtual Development Laboratory, Chalmers tvärgata 4c, Gothenburg
Opponent: Kerstin Johansen, Jönköping University