Evaluation of Production Processes Using Hybrid Simulation

Gronau, Norbert; Theuer, Hanna; Lass, Sander

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30749-2_29

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“…The hardware components provide the interfaces for an easy connection and integration of new hardware. This simulation environment is used to investigate process layouts and identify alternatives (Gronau, Theuer, and Lass 2013;Lass, Theuer, and Gronau 2012) or as teaching and learning environment in which workers can experiment with new processes, new technologies, and thus acquire new skills (Gronau, Ullrich, and Teichmann 2017;Teichmann, Ullrich, and Gronau 2019). Learning scenarios can be implemented via process models (Thim, Ullrich, and Gronau 2020) and are used to convey skills and competencies (Gronau et al 2017;Ullrich, Teichmann, and Gronau 2020;Vladova et al 2022).…”

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“…The hybrid approach and its implementation in the CIP4.0 model factory have already proven themselves in competence and skill development (Vladova et al 2022), testing of IoT-technologies (Bender, Teichmann, and Ullrich 2017) and have proven to be a suitable basis for use within continuing education (Gronau et al 2017;Teichmann et al 2019), simulation of production process alternatives (Gronau et al 2013) or value networks (Lass 2012). Thereby, both general feasibility and economic efficiency of the processes can be investigated.…”

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A regional remanufacturing network approach - Modeling and simulation of circular economy processes in the era of Industry 4.0

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Digitization of the Work Environment for Sustainable Production

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Manufacturing companies still have relatively few points of contact with the circular economy. Especially, extending life time of whole products or parts via remanufacturing is an promising approach to reduce waste. However, necessary cost-efficient assessment of the condition of the individual parts is challenging and assessment procedures are technically complex (e.g., scanning and testing procedures). Furthermore, these assessment procedures are usually only available after the disassembly process has been completed. This is where conceptualization, data acquisition and simulation of remanufacturing processes can help. One major constraining aspect of remanufacturing is reducing logistic efforts, since these also have negative external effects on the environment. Thus regionalization is an additional but in the end consequential challenge for remanufacturing. This article aims to fill a gap by providing an regional remanufacturing approach, in particular the design of local remanufacturing chains. Thereby, further focus lies on modeling and simulating alternative courses of action, including feasibility study and eco-nomic assessment.

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