Digital shop floor management: A target state

Abstract

The digitalization of their shop floor management is an important issue for many production companies. In spite of that, neither a methodological approach for its implementation nor a target state have been defined yet. The definition of a target state can help companies to more clearly define their own goals when introducing digital shop floor management and improve the success of implementation projects.This paper describes this target state for industrial companies, showing which additional value digitalization adds to shop floor management. It is based on the Darmstadt model of shop floor management and shows a methodological approach on how a target state can be developed. Based on that, further research potential is presented and next steps to achieve the target state are discussed.