Analysis of the Potential Benefits of Digital Assembly Instructions for Single and Small Batch Production

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study that was conducted in the Demonstration Factory Aachen in order to analyze the potential benefits of digital assembly instructions compared to paper-based ones. The aim of this study is to validate three hypotheses regarding the benefits in terms of productivity, quality and learning rate. The results will be used to assess the benefits of a potential rollout of digital assembly instructions in a German mid-size company that assembles multi-variant products in the machining equipment sector.