Autor: Stefan Müller

The present article reports the results of a methodical approach to the implementation of the Digital Factory in the aircraft industry. At first the initial conditions are surveyed with regard to selected company departments. Subsequently an application concept for integrating computer aided tools in production planning processes is presented and assessed. Eventually, in order to achieve an optimal introduction of the Digital Factory, the main organisational challenges are debated.

The Virtual Production is a key element to the mastering of current challenges in the producing industry. Nevertheless in practice in many cases there exist deficits in the field of defining contents and of implementing a strategy regarding the Virtual Production. Therefore this article addresses - starting from a representation of the definition and the structure - the core areas of the Virtual Production. Subsequently the essential steps are illustrated that are necessary to realize the overall Virtual Production and to avoid isolated applications as well.