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Green Fuels in Maritime Shipping

Green Fuels in Maritime Shipping

Heating, electric power supply and ship propulsion with hydrogen and LNG fuels
Carsten Fichter, Uwe Werner
In current times, heavier fuels such as oil and diesel are generally used to power merchant and passenger ships alike. International and national regulations are likely to increase pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and fine dust pollution within the global maritime shipping industry. Green fuels are one possible solution for emission reduction. Therefore, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) create the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex VI of which enables the enforcement of designated (sulfur) emission control areas (ECAs or SECAs). Current research shows that hydrogen and LNG fuels can be safely operated and used to supply electric generating systems and drive systems. Today, cruise ships are often constructed with LNG main propulsion engines. Conventional hydrogen and LNG fuels are not CO2 free. However, green hydrogen, green ammonia and green LNG are based on ...
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 3 | Pages 61-65 | DOI 10.30844/I40M_22-3_61-65
Competence Development for Managers in the Context of Digitalization

Competence Development for Managers in the Context of Digitalization

Leadership Training in Corporate Training
Tobias Wienzek, Hendrik Lager, Claudia Suhr
In the digital transformation, managers are facing changed requirements. They are important actors in the design process of the digital transformation, for which they must change their leadership behavior and acquire the corresponding competencies. In corporate practice, it is necessary to address these issues systematically in leadership training. However, such a qualification is a major challenge for companies. The article shows demands on leadership in the digital transformation and presents an innovative procedure for the competence development of managers at a provider of professional training.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 15-18
AI-Based Assistance Systems in Corporate Learning Processes

AI-Based Assistance Systems in Corporate Learning Processes

Gergana Vladova, Norbert Gronau ORCID Icon
Assistance systems are being used increasingly in the context of digital transformation. They can support employees in industrial production processes both in the learning phase and in the active work phase. In this way, competencies can be built up in a way that is close to the workplace and the process as well as demand-oriented. This paper discusses the current state of research on the possible applications of these assistance systems and illustrates them with examples. Among other things, the current challenges are also highlighted. At the end of the paper, focal points for the future development of AI in industrial learning processes and research on this are identified.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 11-14
Collaborative Approaches to Competence Development

Collaborative Approaches to Competence Development

IT-supported approaches for self-organized learning paths
Heiko Matheis ORCID Icon, Meike Tilebein ORCID Icon
The ongoing digital transformation is changing work and production environments of companies. In addition, a demand-oriented development and efficient use of employee skills are becoming ever more important for success. Thus, there is a need for new decentralized and situationally adaptable solutions that enable self-organized learning paths and informal competence development. This paper presents challenges of collaborative competence development and solutions for IT-supported self-organized learning paths at different organizational levels and shows project examples from the textile industry.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 37-40
Competence Needs for Hybridization

Competence Needs for Hybridization

An Approach to Identifying Competency Gaps and Need-Based Competency Development for Hybrid Business Models
Nicole Ottersböck, Sascha Stowasser, i
Digitalization and the possibility to use big data give companies the opportunity to establish hybrid business models. This enables them to offer customers smart services in addition to their physical products, create more value and strengthen their competitiveness. The hybridization goes along with new competence requirements, which need to be shaped. In the AnGeWaNt project, hybrid business models were developed and implemented in three companies. This article describes the approach to analyze new competence requirements and how to build up new skills for a successful hybridization
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 49-52
Labor Efficiency in a Smart Factory

Labor Efficiency in a Smart Factory

Steuerungsinstrument zur Verbesserung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Produktionsunternehmen
Ina Yuen
Automatization and Digitalization are keywords regarding innovative assembly of Smart Factories. Despite all, no Smart Factory is able to produce completely without blue color workers. To stay competitive in the global world companies they need to find the balance to hire only as less employees as possible to guarantee all assembly processes. Therefore, Labor Efficiency is the key figure to control attendance and output. This article explains the role of labor efficiency with regards to the Smart Factory. For this purpose, the input factors attendance and output are explained and illustrated by practical examples. Moreover, it explains how labor efficiency can influence competitiveness positively.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 63-66
This Is How We Learn

This Is How We Learn

A best practice case of qualification in SMEs for Work 4.0
Marc Schwarzkopf, Susann Zeiner-Fink, Angelika C. Bullinger-Hofmann
Initiated by the digitalization, the organization of production and employees are subject to change. Innovative and digitized formats should be integrated into existing training programs. Therefore, suitable and target group-specific teaching/learning formats are needed that support participative methods and digital collaboration. For this purpose, a digital teaching and learning format for the application area of automotive engineering in SMEs was designed. This prototypical teaching/learning format was created and evaluated in an iterative process through the participation of the potential. The results show that the test subjects mainly refer to the usability criteria of DIN ISO 9241-110. Recommendations for the creation of future digital teaching and learning formats for SMEs are derived from these findings.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 53-57
Supporting Maintenance and Service Operations at LNG

Supporting Maintenance and Service Operations at LNG

Human-centered development and evaluation of an AR-assistance system
Hendrik Stern ORCID Icon, Michael Freitag ORCID Icon, Michael Lütjen ORCID Icon, Rieke Leder
The use of LNG propulsion in ships has significant environmental benefits but also creates chal- lenges in handling. Due to safety regulations, the maintenance of the LNG ship systems requires a high degree of reliability and accuracy. Thus, this paper deals with the development and evaluation of an AR-assistance system. The system based on an Android smartphone enables users to access maintenance instructions and manuals and supports the work process step by step through context-sensitive virtualizations. Its evaluation was conducted as a combined quantitative and qualitative user study.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 6-10
Virtual Reality-Based Training in Industry

Virtual Reality-Based Training in Industry

Current Technical Requirements and Challenges
Benjamin Knoke, Moritz Quandt, Michael Freitag ORCID Icon, Klaus-Dieter Thoben ORCID Icon
This paper focuses on the investigation of current technical challenges in the context of industrial Virtual Reality (VR)-based training applications. This paper analyzes the current state of the art of industrial VR applications and provides a structured overview of the existing technical challenges. The identified challenges are discussed based on an industrial training scenario for the safe handling of electrical components.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 45-48
“Get Back to the Point or I Can‘t Help You”

“Get Back to the Point or I Can‘t Help You”

Structuring of Customer Contacts in Technical Service
Jörg Abel, Peter Ittermann, Tobias Wienzek
The market for technical services is currently undergoing a transformation that is having an impact on the business models and structures of companies in this market. This change also has consequences for the specialists at technical service providers: In addition to new technical knowledge, they have to communicate more with customers and partners in particular. These interactions are not always free of conflict and can become stressful for employees. The article shows examples of how technical service companies can improve the interaction situation of their employees with organizational measures.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 2 | Pages 41-44
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