Field study on the application of a simulation-based software tool for the strain-based staffing in industrial manufacturing

Abstract

In the context of demographic changes in industrial nations and the common global megatrend Internet of Things or Industry 4.0, enterprises have to tackle technological, social and economic challenges. To maintain their market position, enterprises have to change their manufacturing processes, amongst others. After a short introduction, the following article presents the objective and proceeding of a field study on the simulation-based software tool WorkDesigner for the strain-based staffing in a medium-sized enterprise of industrial manufacturing. Afterwards, the data acquisition and modelling as well as the analysis of the simulation results is explained. Concluding, the presented results and future developments are discussed.