Abstract
Manufacturing companies are increasingly engaging in digital transformation initiatives with the intent to improve the performance of their production operations. Nevertheless, a common challenge lies in understanding where to focus to obtain a significant production improvement, as well as in quantifying such potential. This research, structured according to the Design Science Research framework, proposes and demonstrates a novel tool – the Digital Factory Mapping – to address these issues. This analytic tool has been built on top of previous research efforts that shared the same intention, linking the continuous improvement philosophy with the digital maturity concept. The tool has been applied to four small- and medium-sized Danish manufacturers, validating its capability in facilitating the identification of company-specific production improvement opportunities, the formulation of digital innovation initiatives to capture them and the quantification of their potential. This paper contributes to the operations management body of knowledge by answering the need for frameworks to tangibly support the digital transformation process. From a managerial perspective, the feedback obtained by the four test cases highlighted how the tool generates an internal awareness concerning production improvement needs and digital innovation opportunities, catalyzing the execution of the suggested digital innovation initiatives by providing a quantification of their potential impact.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems : Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021 |
Editors | Ann-Louise Andersen, Rasmus Andersen, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Kjeld Nielsen, Alessia Napoleone, Stefan Kjeldgaard |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2022 |
Pages | 730-737 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-90699-3, 978-3-030-90702-0 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-90700-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021 - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 1 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 |
Conference
Conference | 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Aalborg |
Period | 01/11/2021 → 02/11/2021 |
Series | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering |
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ISSN | 2195-4356 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Continuous improvement
- Digital innovation
- Industry 4.0
- Operations management
- Production