The Future of Smart Production for SMEs

Acknowledgements.- 1. Editorial - introduction to the book.- Part I: Vision.- 2. The Smart production vision.- 3. Challenges for SMEs on their Path to Smart Production.- 4. The Vision and Development Trajectory for the Twin Transformation-Cross-Pollination Between SMART and Circular Production.- 5. An Action Design Research Approach to study Digital Transformation in SME.- Part II: Transformation.- 6. Introduction to Part 2.- 7. Maturity Assessments to support SME overcoming structural changes in their business environment.- 8. How to support the transformation towards Smart Production by applying the Digital Factory Mapping: a case study.- 9. Differences between Small and Medium Sized Companies when realizing Smart Production - Experiences from Northwest Smart Production Program in Denmark.- 10. Innovation Factory North: An Approach to Make Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies Smarter.- 11. Digitalization and Automation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Challenges, needs, and solutions in Brandenburg, Germany.- 12. ARENA2036 a Collaborative Space for the Future of Mobility and Production.- 13. Subscription business models as accelerators for the adoption of Industry 4.0 by SMEs.- Part III: Solutions.- 14. Introduction to Part 3.- 15. Improving Responsiveness in SMEs through Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing.- 16. Role of computer simulation in the collaborative robot implementation journey of SMEs.- 17. Intelligent Assistance Systems for Assembly Tasks.- 18. IIoT and smart sensors in human-centered manufacturing.- 19. Paperless Production Demonstrator.- 20. The journey from direct and indirect additive manufacturing of individual parts to virtual warehousing of the parts portfolio: lessons for industrial manufacturers.- 21. A Modular Engineering Pipeline for Mixed Reality Environments.- 22. Predictive analytics applications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - A mini survey and real-world use cases.- 23. SMEs and the

Ole Madsen is Professor at the Department of Materials and Production at Aalborg University, Denmark, where he is Head of the research group on Robotics and Automation. He has more than 25 years of experience in industrial automation. He is Co-founder of the AAU Smart Production laboratory, and he has since 2016 been Laurids Andersen Professor with the focus on bringing Smart Production and Industry 4.0 to SMEs. His research interests include flexible robotics, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, and Industry 4.0.


Ulrich Berger is Full Professor, Chair of Automation Technology at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany. Since 2016 he is Adjunct Professor Smart Production at Aalborg University. He has technical and scientific expertise in robotics, automation and Industry 4.0. He is the founder and Director of the SME Technology Transfer Center Modern Industry Brandenburg and General Manager of the German SME Competence Center Industry 4.0 Cottbus.




Charles Møller is Full Professor in Enterprise Systems and Process Innovation at the Center for Industrial Production (CIP), Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is researching the interplay between operations and information systems in industry where the perspectives include both technology and management. His current research interest includes ERP/MES systems, IT/OT integration, development of digital supply chains, factories, and smart production. Charles Møller is currently engaged in the Danish platform: Manufacturing Academy of Denmark, (MADE) where he is Primary Investigator in Digital Supply Chains, Smart Factories, and Value Chain Execution and Optimization.








Astrid Heidemann Lassen is Associate Professor in Innovation Management at the Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Denmark. She is Head of Section in Production and Vice Head of Department. Since 2015,