Learning objectives: 

As digital transformation progresses, the world and corresponding framework and industrial environment are fundamentally changing. Industrial companies face significant socio-technical challenges to design and implement the dual transformation in a digital, holistic, practical, sustainable, and economical manner.

In this lecture, students will learn:

• Industrial Engineering Basics: Understanding the economic design of modern work and production systems, and the technologies used in Industry 4.0 and 5.0, including their opportunities and challenges.
• Types of Industrial Enterprises: Understanding fundamental industrial business and process types to derive value-oriented measures.
• Environment of Industry in todays times: Understanding how business and work environment changes (e.g. BANI).
• Management Approaches: Applying different management approaches to achieve digital and circular production.
• Maturity Level Assessment: Determining a company's maturity level, deriving requirements, and identifying potentials for digital and circular transformation.
• Holistic Planning and Implementation: Planning and implementing transformation in industrial enterprises holistically and economically, including necessary steps, methods, and guidelines.
• Up- and Reskilling: Developing strategies for continuous learning and target-oriented skill development to adapt organizations to new technologies and processes.
• Case Studies: Possibility to deep dive in real industrial case studies learning to identify, plan and execute success oriented measures in a industrial company.

Content:

ORGANIZATION:

• Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering: Structure and history of industrial enterprises in a global context.
• Status Quo Analysis: Analyzing current work and production systems.
• Strategic Planning: Aligning digital and sustainability goals with business strategy.
• Process Optimization: Streamlining processes for efficiency and sustainability.
• Project Management: Applying classical and agile methodologies for transformation projects.

TECHNOLOGY:

• Digital Transformation: Impact on the workplace.
• Digital Tools and Systems: Implementing AI, IoT, and smart systems.
• Data Analytics: Leveraging data for informed decision-making.
• Implementing Digital Transformation: Steps to implement Industry 4.0 and 5.0.
• Sustainability and Circular Economy: Integrating sustainability into industrial transformation.

HUMAN:

• Up- and Reskilling: Target-oriented learning and adaptive skill development.
• Change Management: Engaging employees in the transformation process.
• Leadership: Developing leaders who can drive digital and sustainable transformation.

Organizational:

• Mandatory attendance in the introductory lecture and block lecture (one week full-time).
• Lecture slides and a reading list are available for download on ILIAS.
• The lecture has a workload of 120 hours (= 4 ECTS credits).
• Examination type: Oral test (approximately 20 minutes).