Autor: Marc-André Dittrich

The increasing awareness of energy-neutral production generates the desire for methods for the energetic evaluation and optimization of process chains. In this context, it is not sufficient to consider only the electrical energy demand along the process chain. Within the scope of this work, a procedure for the holistic energetic evaluation and optimization of process chains in machining was developed, which takes into account cross-material flow interactions by adjusting the process parameters.

Companies sometimes miss opportunities to pursue long-term people-related targets despite short-term performance targets. There is a lack of a measurable variable that shows possibilities for the pursuit of person-related targets. This paper will therefore present an approach based on a simulation-based robustness analysis that makes it possible to integrate long-term targets into production planning. By identifying critical workplaces and determining the tolerable change in the planned personnel deployment, possibilities are shown for pursuing long-term people-related targets.