Frontmatter -- INHALTSVERZEICHNIS -- 1. REFERATE -- Vertiefung der Verflechtungsbeziehungen zwischen Industrie und Landwirtschaft bei der Sicherung einer stabilen Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit Nahrungsmitteln und der Industrie mit biogenen Rohstoffen und bei der Leistungsteigerung der...

Due to the rapid technologic change, we see the role of manufacturing workers continuously changing: the increasing automation of manufacturing processes has reduced the amount of manual work, whereas the increasing complexity of manufacturing systems requires workers to build-up broader and...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reveal how information and communication technology (ICT) can empower shop floor workers in collaborative manufacturing environments. Design/methodology/approach: The authors gather data from a mobile maintenance department of a steel manufacturing...