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Truly transformed Smart Factories with connected people, assets and processes are the rare exception, when looking at the manufacturing landscape. Albeit the technologies to turn Industry 3.0 factories into Industry 4.0 Smart Factories have been established for quite some time now, we are struggling to leverage the potential of these technologies. There are two mainRead more

By implementing full traceability, no-touch-automation and automated data flows, we can follow each individual item in time and space in our internal process flow using dedicated applications. This includes very detailed information from every process step in our internal production providing deep insight into the connection between product properties and processes/materials, all in an iterativelyRead more

WHAT IS A WORLD CAFÉ? World Café session are designed to help you discuss with colleagues and peers similar issues and challenges that everyone is facing in the industry. Not only will the conversation be moderated by an expert speaker, the aim of the session is to find real solutions to real world problems withRead more

What are some common challenges encountered when implementing IBP, and how can these challenges be mitigated to ensure successful adoption? In what ways can companies address conflicts and make informed decisions within the IBP framework, particularly when faced with trade-offs between competing objectives? What are the key factors that contribute to the sustainability of IBPRead more

Another 2 rounds of around 30min of discussion, ideas & challenges. Find your Key Take Aways!Read more

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Get coffee, get snacks, make connections and talk with your peers – and have the chance to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.      Read more

We start with the first 3 rounds, each round is about 30 minutes long. After each round, participants change the round table, according to the order sequence of coffee cups on their name badge.Read more

Every year, Schaeffler sends hundreds of thousands of consignments of goods around the world by ship, rail, air and truck. The company ships around 20,000 standard containers in a year – this corresponds to the capacity of a container freighter of the currently largest ship class. But which means of transportation and which transport routeRead more

What do you in your organisation do to stabilise the production plan? What experiancies do you have to use Generative AI for stabilisind / support the production plan? Background query: How many active materials do you have? How long is your lead time? Which planning system do you use?Read more