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Innovation is a necessity for the survival in the dynamic and complex environment companies are currently in. Innovation is not only the result of a creative development process, but comes out also from the value adding process itself, and derives from the generation of knowledge, including the interaction and application of knowledge for market success. Therefore, the ability to collect all possible knowledge and trigger it for success is of great importance for being competitive. This is also the main focus of participatory design activities. In this work, with a special view on the importance of knowledge management, an approach using the analysis of relevant and available knowledge has been set up for the determination of suitable methods for participatory design activities. In detail, objectives of knowledge management are identified according to different requirements of the innovation lifecycle. Cognitive and technology gaps among participants are further analyzed to provide an in-depth view on the problem of participatory design. With the matching of problems with the potentials of possible participatory design methods, proper methods are further identified, which helps to realize objectives of knowledge management, in the end leading to the success of value adding.

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Technologien zur automatischen Identifikation (Auto-ID) von Objekten dienen im industriellen Kontext zunehmend als Basis für neuartige Services. Sie sind essenzieller Bestandteil von Nachverfolgungsfunktionen, etwa für Produktionsfortschrittskontrollen und Materialflussoptimierungen. Sie identifizieren und lokalisieren Werkstücke, Produkte und/oder Betriebsmittel. Mit Anwendung und Akzeptanz in den Unternehmen steigt auch die Anzahl an Technologien und Anbietern im Markt. Um den Planungsprozess zum Einsatz dieser Technologien zu strukturieren und Planern einen Leitfaden zur Verfügung zu stellen, wurde ein Verfahren zur Auswahl geeigneter Technologien entwickelt.   Technologies for automatic identification (Auto-ID) of objects are increasingly used in industry as a basis for new services. They are essential for tracking functions – for example for production progress monitoring and material flow optimization. They are used for identifying and locating workpieces, products and/or resources. The number of technologies and suppliers in the market increases with application and acceptance in the companies. To structure the planning process for the use of these technologies and provide a guideline for planners, a procedure was developed for selecting suitable technologies.