Wilke, D.D.WilkeSchierbaum, A.A.SchierbaumKaiser, L.L.KaiserDumitrescu, R.R.Dumitrescu2022-05-062022-05-062021https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/41576510.1017/pds.2021.484Machinery and plant engineering in Germany is characterized by small and medium-sized enterprises. The so-called backbone of German industry is in transition towards Industry 4.0, with systems becoming more complex and the development task becoming an interdisciplinary task. Systems Engineering is a proven approach to realize these systems. Projects with SE approaches were accompanied and potentials of SE were structured. In this paper, we discuss the need for action for the company-wide introduction and present a solution concept.enjournal article