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Industry 4.0 and smart factories have brought significant advancements in manufacturing processes, particularly in intralogistics. A key factor which forms the basis for creating smart intralogistics systems is data. However, there exist several data-related issues that hamper the efficiency of the intralogistics process such as data unavailability, poor data quality, inconsistent data, or underutilization of available data. The challenge is to identify, categorize, evaluate, and solve these issues. Overcoming this will help organizations understand the most impactful challenges.
By analysing real-world scenarios and interviewing industry experts, the problems present within the intralogistics process that are caused by the previously mentioned data-related factors are identified. The identified issues are clustered, and the clusters are characterized. A literature review explores the existing solutions or approaches to overcome these limitations. Subsequently finding out if the identified problems can be solved with current technologies and approaches or further research and development is needed. Next, a framework is developed which will act as a guide on the classification, evaluation and prioritization of the identified challenges. In the final part, the framework is validated on an industry specific use case and its limitations and future scope are discussed.
This master thesis emphasizes the significance of data in intralogistics processes by identifying and addressing data-related issues. The outcome on one hand is state-of-the-art solutions for the identified problems and on the other hand is a framework which will support businesses in determining how to tackle data-related issues to gain most benefit with respect to efficiency, productivity, flexibility and quality.
The advancements in Industry 4.0 technologies have provided unprecedented opportunities for optimizing material transportation through various use cases that are possible through rapid technological advance. An important driver for the use cases is data. However, the lack of understanding, which
specific data, from which sources and in what frequency, slows down the implementation of use cases or even reduces their potential benefits. Companies lack the ability to prepare themselves correctly for a use case integration, especially from the data perspective (e.g. data availability, quality, integration).
Therefore, the goal of this thesis is to create a framework for evaluation of Industry 4.0 use cases in the materials' transportation with regard to needed data. The scientific approach employed in this research involves research and analysis of existing frameworks for description or assessment of use cases in different fields and industries. Following, specific use cases related to material transportation in the context of Industry 4.0 will be identified in order to find similarities in the structure and requirements
regarding needed data, and thus identifying common characteristics and key parameters. These parameters will then serve as the foundation for developing a framework that enables companies to systematically analyse and assess potential use cases for material transportation, considering the data requirements and its integration challenges.
The expected result of this thesis is the development of a practical framework that empowers organizations to evaluate and implement Industry 4.0 use cases for material transportation effectively. By providing a structured methodology, this framework will facilitate decision-making processes and support companies in identifying the most suitable use cases based on their specific requirements and
data availability.
The global automotive industry is undergoing a major shift from the combustion engines to a wide variety of propulsion technologies. It is further pooled with Industry 4.0, which has lead to a large volatility in technolgical innovations and ambiguity in the product life cycles.
This uncertainty has lead to a rapidly changing demands for the existing products and services. It is causing difficulty in planning yearly demand quantities with suppliers. In many cases, tier-1 suppliers are unable to actually purchase the quantities for which they reserve a particular capacity of its sub-suppliers during annual sourcing agreements. Companies need to improve their flexibility to adapt to such unpredictable market situations by preparing for quantity or product changes.
Before setting a target for a desired flexibility level, the exisiting situation should be assessed. Therefore, this thesis aims to develop a method to assess the flexibility of suppliers in terms of product mix, volume deviations and delivery compliance. A quantification model is derived, which will be applicable for a wide range of suppliers. The model will enable the comparison of different suppliers during new sourcing decisions, as well as the identifcation of the exisiting suppliers that have room for improvement.
Various factors that affect supplier flexibility are identified through literarure research and personal interviews with different employees having supplier specific roles within Rober Bosch GmbH. These factors are analysed through a ‘WHAT-WHY-HOW’ analysis and only those factors are considered which can be coherently quantified. Based on their significance in the overall flexibility, these focus factors are given particular weightages and then quantified for each suppliers using the available data. The resultant of the scored factors will yield a number that indicates the flexibility index for a corresponding supplier. The developed model will be tested using Robert Bosch GmbH as an example.
Um langfristig in einem Umfeld zunehmenden Wettbewerbs durch internationale Anbieter erfolgreich zu sein, müssen Unternehmen verstärkt regionale Märkte erschließen. Analog zur Automobilindustrie werden wichtige Wachstumsmärkte zunehmend durch Handelshemmnisse abgeschottet, so dass die Markterschließung durch Exporte vollständig montierter Erzeugnisse häufig ausscheidet. Um dennoch die Handelshemmnisse zu umgehen, hat sich in der Automobilindustrie die Completely Knocked Down (CKD)-Strategie durchgesetzt, bei der Erzeugnisse teilzerlegt in die Märkte exportiert und dort lokal endmontiert werden. Eine grundsätzliche Herausforderung liegt in der situationsgerechten Gestaltung der CKD-Supply Chain. Dazu ist in der Arbeit ein Teil einer simulationsbasierte Gestaltungsunterstützung mit dem Schwerpunkt auf 2D und 3D Simulation erarbeitet worden.