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Sustainable engineering master module - insights from three cohorts of European engineering team

2020 , Gladysz, B. , Urgo, M. , Stock, T. , Haskins, C. , Sieckmann, F. , Jarzebowska, E. , Kohl, H. , Strandhagen, J.O. , Tollio, T.

Mobility and transnational migration are current social developments among the population of the European Union. These developments in both society-at-large and companies, linked to the challenges of sustainability, lead to new requirements for working in the European Union. Teaching and learning in higher education needs to adapt to these requirements. As a result, new and innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education should provide competencies for transnational teamwork in the curriculum of tomorrow's engineers in order to ensure their competitiveness in the job market. A transnational project-oriented teaching and learning framework, which provides the future key competencies for young engineers was implemented in the course European Engineering Team (EET). Engineering students from four countries participated in a new project-based course that focused on the development of innovative and sustainable products and opportunities. The goal of this paper is to present results and lessons learnt from three cohorts of EET.

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Integration of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient production into a pharmaceutical Lean Learning Factory

2019 , Petrusch, N. , Sieckmann, F. , Menn, J.P. , Kohl, H.

In the context of the implementation of Lean Production Systems, companies have become significantly more aware of the need for employee qualification and motivation. Due to the high share of practice, Learning Factories have proven to be an effective approach to respond to this circumstance. While the focus of Learning Factories has so far mainly been on discrete manufacturing, applications in the pharmaceutical industry are still comparatively rare. Based on this, a Learning Factory, that takes into account the special requirements and needs of the pharmaceutical industry, was developed and implemented in collaboration with a German pharmaceutical company. So far, Lean culture and tools have been trained on formulation and packaging processes. However, the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production, which is characterized by a higher level of automation as well as chemical and process engineering procedures, was initially not displayed, as no sufficient demand was assumed. Due to the increasing need for a holistic consideration of the whole value chain, the API production is moving into the focus of Lean improvements. In this context, many established tools need to be adapted. From feedback of over 120 conducted trainings and a series of interviews, it became clear, that for employees from API production, it is difficult to transfer the necessary knowledge to their work environment, leading to resistance in implementing Lean tools. In order to counter this problem, the Learning Factory was expanded by an additional API learning module. This increased the willingness of employees to participate in the trainings and to implement the contents.

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A Comparison of Best Practices of Public and Private Support Incentives for the Remanufacturing Industry

2017 , Guidat, T. , Seidel, J. , Kohl, H. , Seliger, G.

In the context of resource constraints and the negative environmental and social impacts of the linear "take-make-dispose" pattern, remanufacturing offers a promising solution for the transformation of end of life (EOL) goods into products with equal or superior specifications and lifetime as compared with newly produced goods. The increasing success of this new industrial paradigm results from the possible combination of production costs reduction and profit maximization as well as efforts to increase environmental performance and harvest social benefits, such as job creation. However, a large number of countries faces challenges in building a valuable process because of the lack of communication between public and private stakeholder and the remanufacturing industry. This paper intends to identify and classify the key stakeholders in categories and define the type of actions taken in selected countries to foster remanufacturing. Guidance for both public and private actors are suggested for the development of specific remanufacturing industries.

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Integrated evaluation system for the strategic management of innovation initiatives in manufacturing industries

2016 , Kohl, H. , Orth, R. , Riebartsch, O. , Hecklau, F.

The innovation capability of industrial organizations is an essential prerequisite to stay ahead of the global competition by adapting flexible to the rapidly changing customer requirements. However, the success of innovation initiatives is often at risk, due to short-sighted, unsystematic planning-, implementation- and evaluation activities. For this purpose an integrated evaluation approach has been developed by Fraunhofer IPK to manage the lifecycle of an innovation initiative in terms of implementation progress and operational performance in a sustainable way. The Evaluation System follows a multi-perspective approach that involves internal and external stakeholders by applying a combination of evaluation instruments including key performance indicators, self-assessment- and audit procedures as well as monitoring- and reporting tools. As a main output of the Evaluation System, specific improvement suggestions and action plans can be derived to react agile on potential challenges.

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Building up a national network of applied R&D institutes in an emerging innovation system

2020 , Kohl, H. , Will, M. , Prim, M.F. , Pavim, A.X.

Paper aims: This paper aims at answering the research question "How to successfully build up and strategically manage a new network of applied R&D in Brazil?" Originality: The paper is based on a unique experience of a strategic partnership, transferring the experiences of managing the largest network of applied research in Europe to the Brazilian National Innovation System (NIS). Research method: The research described in this paper follows an action research approach, using a participative process of rapid prototyping, pilot tests and continuous revision and adaptation. Main findings: The paper presents a comprehensive and consistent set of management models, procedures and tools for the planning, implementation and evaluation of applied R&D institutes. Implications for theory and practice: The paper's findings contribute to the empirical research on methodologies to manage knowledge-based networks and innovation actors at the interface between research and industry.

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Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme in der Pharmaindustrie

2018 , Sieckmann, F. , Helm, R. , Kohl, H. , Wissel, S.

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Intellectual Capital-Driven Technology and Innovation Management

2017 , Galeitzke, M. , Steinhöfel, E. , Orth, R. , Kohl, H.

The significance of intangible resources with regard to business success in general has evidently increased. This paper aims to draw conclusions on a broad empirical basis with regard to internal drivers of innovation and related differences between manufacturing and service enterprises. Measures to improve the enterprises' innovation capability are studied on the basis of 38 intellectual capital statements. Furthermore, the data gained from a large scale survey among more than 1000 enterprises is analyzed with regard to product as well as process innovation. In subsequence, the results of both analyses are matched and compared.

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Multi level network management - A method for managing inter-organizational innovation networks

2019 , Cap, J.-P. , Blaich, E. , Kohl, H. , Raesfeld, A. von , Harms, R. , Will, M.

Collaboration in inter-organizational networks is a major driver of innovation. Nevertheless, methods that practitioners can rely upon for managing innovation networks are still scarce. This research fills this gap by providing an approach that increases innovation output by intensifying collaboration in networks. An action research methodology with two cycles of action was adopted. The first cycle develops a method of network assessment designed to evaluate a network's collaboration potential. The second cycle iteratively builds on the first cycle and extends the method by a managerial approach to network management on an individual level.

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High-performance benchmarking of manufacturing processes with object-based modeling

2017 , Zhou, X. , Kohl, H.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to guide companies in conducting benchmarking studies of their manufacturing processes by viewing across industries, locations and products. In particular, the proposed framework can help corporate decision makers in terms of production footprint and site location studies. The level of benchmarking performance can be measured by evaluating defined benchmarking evaluation profiles. Design/methodology/approach: This paper develops a tool to operationalize value-added manufacturing processes for benchmarking evaluations. In this context, an object-oriented database structure has been developed for the business areas such as product development, manufacturing and assembly. This paper focuses on manufacturing processes. Furthermore, a framework for applying high-performance benchmarking has been developed and applied in a case study. Findings: This paper shows that object class-oriented modeling approach can be applied to manufacturing processes. The higher the degree of independence in terms of locations, industry sectors and products, the more powerful thus a higher performance of benchmarking is achieved. The performance level of benchmarking has been defined by proving and demonstrating higher and lower performance levels. The high-performance benchmarking tool has been successfully applied to a production footprint case study. Originality/value: This paper takes up the superiority of process benchmarking that has been the focus of numerous research papers on benchmarking techniques in the past. The potential of process benchmarking has been enhanced and operationalized as a tool. A classification logic for benchmarking evaluation profiles has been developed and integrated in the overall tool set. The model helps decision makers to configure their benchmarking studies tailored to their strategic entrepreneurial questions and to guide them to achieve a higher benchmarking performance level.

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Motion Tracking Applied in Assembly for Worker Training in different Locations

2016 , Müller, B.C. , Nguyen, T.D. , Dang, Q.-V. , Duc, B.M. , Seliger, G. , Krüger, J. , Kohl, H.

In cooperation between a German and a Vietnamese manufacturing laboratory, activities of training for assembly are performed by support of motion tracking at similar workplaces. The assembly of bicycle e-hubs is trained with Vietnamese students to check the transfer of assembly process knowledge between distant countries. The experimental set-up consists of the remote ""teach-in"" of assembly instructions, motion tracking on workplaces and the evaluation of student's performance. The applicability of motion tracking vs. traditional paper based instructions for initial learning is investigated.

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