economic efficiency

Challenges of Digitalization in Intermodal Transport

Challenges of Digitalization in Intermodal Transport

Data models for the exchange of planning data for regional freight tram transportation
Jonas Ziegler, Ingo Dittrich, Theo Lutz ORCID Icon, Lisa Fäßler
The logistics industry is currently being confronted with various challenges, such as the lack of drivers, global disruptions to supply chains and the environmental impact of freight transport. In a comparison between the modes of transport, this speaks for a greater shift in freight transport from road to rail. In this article, the challenges for this shift are examined and it is shown to what extent data models can simplify the transport planning and economic assessment of regional freight tram transports. (Only in German)
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 6 | Pages 59-62
Efficiency and Productivity of Research and Development

Efficiency and Productivity of Research and Development

Eine Anleitung zur fachlichen und wirtschaftlichen Optimierung des Entwicklungsmanagements
Holger Schmitz, Adam Strožek
After the crisis being classified as completely weathered, Germany is apparently in a flourishing economy. This makes future investments interesting, however, political uncertainty and its economic impact invoke fears of another recession. Many companies have already noticed that research and development provides a lot of investment potential. Thus, the challenge is not to identify required changes of business management, but to analyse and evaluate them in compliance with economic aspects. This is the only way to assure long-term protection of contracts and business success through maintenance and sustainable improvement of research and development. This article presents an approach to adequate optimization of research and development, which can be especially applied situations with scarce human resources.
Industrie Management | Volume 28 | 2012 | Edition 4 | Pages 57-60
Potential Oriented Selection of Digital Manufacturing Systems

Potential Oriented Selection of Digital Manufacturing Systems

A New Method for Selecting Components of Digital Manufacturing Systems
Arno Ritter, Timm Kuhlmann
Digital manufacturing systems are too expensive and not capable to produce the expected benefit for the company. This prejudice about the digital manufacturing systems is spread through out the most midsized companies. Because of the complexity of this new technology especially in its impacts to the company this prejudice is difficult to disprove. The IPA method DigiPlan-Check offers an efficient method for a fast picture of the company’s potentials. Based on these potentials a selection of digital manufacturing system components is possible. The result are valuable experiences where and how the digital manufacturing system will deliver its benefit. And all this will be done while considering the individual characteristics of the company and not common sense.
Industrie Management | Volume 22 | 2006 | Edition 2 | Pages 53-56