Published in 51st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems. Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
Recommended citation: Issa, Ahmad; Schumacher, Simon; Hatiboglu, Bumin; Groß, Erwin; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2018). "Open Innovation in the Workplace: Future Work Lab as a Living Lab" Procedia CIRP. (72), p. 629-635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.03.149
Published in 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2019
Recommended citation: Bauer, Dennis; Schumacher, Simon; Gust, Alexander; Seidelmann, Joachim; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2019). "Characterization of Autonomous Production by a Stage Model" Procedia CIRP. (81). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.034
Published in 25th International Conference on Production Research Manufacturing Innovation: Cyber Physical Manufacturing, 2019
Recommended citation: Findeisen, Stefanie; Körting, Laura; Schumacher, Simon; Eusterwiemann, Tobias; Hämmerle, Moritz; Pokorni, Bastian. 2019 (2019). "Classification Approach for Use Cases within a Demonstration Factory Environment" Procedia Manufacturing.(39), p. 106-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.249
Published in WT Werkstattstechnik, 2020
Conceptualization and Model Approach for the Production System of the Future.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Pokorni, Bastian (2020). "Framework for Cognitive Production Work 4.0 – Conceptualization and Model Approach for the Production System of the Future within the Future Work Lab" WT Werkstattstechnik. 110(3), p. 108-112. https://doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2020-03-24
Published in WT Werkstattstechnik, 2020
Technology radar for autonomous production.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Bauer, Dennis; Kurz, Raphael; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2020). "Technology radar for autonomous production – Systematic identification of technologies for the vision of an autonomous production system" WT Werkstattstechnik. 110(3), p. 87-91. https://doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2020-03-3
Published in WT Werkstattstechnik, 2020
Maturity model for the introduction of autonomous production.
Recommended citation: Neumann, Elena-Clara; Schumacher, Simon; Bauer, Dennis; Bauernhansl, Thomas; Lucht, Torben; Nyhuis, Peter (2020). "Introduction of autonomous production – A maturity model including recommended actions for manufacturing companies" WT Werkstattstechnik. 110(4), p. 177-183. https://doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2020-04-11
Published in 30th CIRP Design Conference. Kruger National Park, South Africa, 2020
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Pokorni, Bastian; Himmelstoß, Henry; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2020). "Conceptualization of a Framework for the Design of Production Systems and Industrial Workplaces." Procedia CIRP 91. (2020), p. 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.165
Published in 53rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems. Chicago, IL, USA, 2020
Recommended citation: Styr, Angelika; Schumacher, Simon; Bauer, Dennis; Lucke, Dominik; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2020). "Description Model for the Assessment of Autonomous Production Stages." Procedia CIRP 93. (2020), p. 353-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.03.048
Published in 53rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2020. Chicago, IL, USA, 2020
Literature review on Digital Transformation and Lean Production System 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Bildstein, Andreas; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2020). "The Impact of the Digital Transformation on Lean Production Systems" Procedia CIRP 93. (2020), p. 783-788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.03.066
Published in MIT Work of the Future Working Paper Series. Cambridge, MA, USA, 2020
Working Paper on Participatory Design for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises.
Recommended citation: Ostrowski, Anastasia K.; Pokorni, Bastian; Schumacher, Simon (2020). "Participatory Design for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises" MIT Work of the Future Working Paper Series. (2020), WP06-2020. https://workofthefuture.mit.edu/research-post/participatory-design-for-digital-transformation-of-manufacturing-enterprises/
Published in Berlin, Germany, 2021
German standardization roadmap on new work/innovative working systems as result of a working group organized by the German Institute for Standardization DIN.
Recommended citation: Adolph, Lars; Albrecht, Philipp; Andersen, Thomas; Börkircher, Mikko; de Meer, Jan; Giertz, Jan-Paul; Jeske, Tim; Kagerer, Frank; Kirchhoff, Britta; Klimiont, Thomas; Minnerup, Jörg; Mühlbradt, Thomas; Müssigbrodt, Matthias; Orth, Ronald; Paproth, Yona; Preuße, Christoph; Richter, Christian; Schumacher, Simon; Senderek, Roman; Stock, Patricia; Tausch, Alina; Tegtmeier, Patricia; Ullrich, Carsten (2021). "Deutsche Normungsroadmap Innovative Arbeitswelt" DIN/DKE 2021. https://www.din.de/de/forschung-und-innovation/themen/innovative-arbeitswelt
Published in Stuttgart, Germany, 2021
Study on Lean Production Systems 4.0 with industrial practitioners.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Rapp, Simon; Bildstein, Andreas (2021). "Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme 4.0: Anforderungen an die Gestaltung von Methoden und Werkzeugen in Ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen" Bauernhansl, Thomas (Ed.), Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA. 2021. http://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/GPSStudie
Published in Conference on Production Systems and Logistics 2021. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2021
Development of a practical orientation guide with Industrie 4.0 use cases for industrial manufacturers for a study with Allianz Industrie 4.0 Baden-Württemberg and the 100 Orte für Industrie 4.0 project.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Pokorni, Bastian; Hall, Roland; Bildstein, Andreas; Hämmerle, Moritz (2021). "Development of a Practical Orientation Guide with Industrie 4.0 Use Cases for Industrial Manufacturers" Proceedings of the Conference on Production Systems and Logistics CPSL (2021), p. 319-328. Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover. https://doi.org/10.15488/11293
Published in Berlin, Germany, 2021
Book chapter on the digital transformation of Lean Production Systems with focus on the design of methods and tools.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Bildstein, Andreas (2021). "Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme: Die Digitale Transformation von Methoden und Werkzeugen." In: Ten Hompel, Michael; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Bauernhansl, Thomas (Eds.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0, Band 5, Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45537-1_170-1
Published in 54th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2021. Athens, Greece, 2021
Systematic literature review on Digital Transformation and Lean Production System 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Schmid, Felix Aljoscha; Bildstein, Andreas; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2021). "Lean Production Systems 4.0: The Impact of the Digital Transformation on Production System Levels" Procedia CIRP 104 (2021), p.259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.11.044
Published in Berlin, Germany, 2021
Book chapter on the research contributions and practical developments for the production work of the future by the German pilot project Future Work Lab.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Himmelstoß, Henry; Eusterwiemann, Tobias (2021). "Produktionsarbeit der Zukunft: Das Innovationslabor Future Work Lab." In: Ten Hompel, Michael; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Bauernhansl, Thomas (Eds.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0, Band 5, Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45537-1_168-1
Published in Berlin, Germany, 2022
Book chapter with model approaches for autonomous production on system level based on Industrie 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Bauer, Dennis (2022). "Autonome Produktion: Die Vision der vernetzten und selbstoptimierenden Fabrik." In: Ten Hompel, Michael; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Bauernhansl, Thomas (Eds.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0, Band 5, Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45537-1_164-1
Published in WT Werkstattstechnik, 2022
Toolbox Lean 4.0 – Development and Implementation of a catalogue with methods and tools for Industrial Engineering.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Bildstein, Andreas; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2022). "Toolbox Lean 4.0 – Development and Implementation of a catalogue with methods and tools for Industrial Engineering" WT Werkstattstechnik 112 (3), p. 127-131.
Published in Conference on Production Systems and Logistics 2022. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2022
Technology Adoption Of Collaborative Robots For Welding in Small And Medium‐sized Enterprises: A Case Study Analysis.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Waldman-Brown, Anna; Sanneman, Lindsay (2022). "Technology Adoption Of Collaborative Robots For Welding in Small And Medium‐sized Enterprises: A Case Study Analysis" Proceedings of the Conference on Production Systems and Logistics CPSL. (2022). Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover. https://doi.org/10.15488/11293
Published in 55th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2022. Lugano, Switzerland, 2022
Development and Implementation of a Database Approach for the Management of Digital Methods and Tools.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Bildstein, Andreas; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2022). "Toolbox Lean 4.0 – Development and Implementation of a Database Approach for the Management of Digital Methods and Tools" Procedia CIRP 107 (2022), p. 776-781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.061
Published in 55th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2022. Lugano, Switzerland, 2022
Systematic Analysis of Industrie 4.0 Design Principles.
Recommended citation: Hall, Roland; Schumacher, Simon; Bildstein, Andreas (2022). "Systematic Analysis of Industrie 4.0 Design Principles" Procedia CIRP 107 (2022), p. 440-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.005
Published in International Journal of Production Research, 2022
Systematic literature review and field study with industrial practice on Lean Production Systems 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Bildstein, Andreas; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2022). "Lean Production Systems 4.0: systematic literature review and field study on the digital transformation of methods and tools". International Journal of Production Research (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2022.2159562
Published in Advances in Production Management Systems 2023 Conference. Trondheim, Norway, 2023
Characterization of Digitally-Advanced Methods in Lean Production Systems 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hall, Roland; Hautzinger, Michael; Schöllmann, Jan; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2023). "Characterization of Digitally-Advanced Methods in Lean Production Systems 4.0" Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management Systems for Responsible Manufacturing, Service, and Logistics Futures. APMS 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 689. Springer, Cham. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43662-8_14
Published in Conference on Production Systems and Logistics 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2024
Process Model For The Problem-Based Identification Of Solutions In Lean Production Systems 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon; Hautzinger, Michael; Hall, Roland; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2024). "Process Model For The Problem-Based Identification Of Solutions In Lean Production Systems 4.0" Proceedings of the Conference on Production Systems and Logistics CPSL. (2024), p. 613-627. Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover. https://doi.org/10.15488/17750
Published in AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2024
Towards Holistic Work System Design: Concept for a Method to Analyze, Represent and Evaluate Industrial Sociotechnical Work Systems
Recommended citation: Hall, Roland; Schumacher, Simon; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2024). "Towards Holistic Work System Design: Concept for a Method to Analyze, Represent and Evaluate Industrial Sociotechnical Work Systems" Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2024 Hawaii Edition) (2024), p. 1771–1781. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005744
Published in Stuttgart, Germany, 2025
Dissertation on the design of Lean Production Systems 4.0.
Recommended citation: Schumacher, Simon (2025). "Framework for digitally transformed Lean Production Systems". Dissertation, University of Stuttgart, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-16549
Published in Journal, 2025
Paradoxical tensions between Industry 4.0 implementation and workers: a human-centric approach in technology-project design
Recommended citation: Dornelles, Jéssica de Assis; Frank, Alejandro Germán; Schumacher, Simon; Bauernhansl, Thomas (2025). "Paradoxical tensions between Industry 4.0 implementation and workers: a human-centric approach in technology-project design". Journal (2025).
Published in Stuttgart, Germany, 2025
Study on Lean Production Systems 4.0 with industrial practitioners.
Recommended citation: Hall, Roland; Ranke, Daniel; Beinhauer, Wolfgang; Block, Lukas; Schumacher, Simon; Gerlach, Stefan (2025). "New Lean – Analyse zu Steigerungen der Produktivität und Umweltneutralität einer Automobilproduktion" Bauernhansl, Thomas (Ed.), Hölzle, Katharina (Ed.), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. 2025. https://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/de/Publikationen/studien/new-lean-studie.html
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I held a workshop on the work of the future with a wonderful crowd of young thinkers at the Zeit Online Z2X event in Stuttgart. Throughout the workshop, the participants developed very interesting and valuable ideas for technological solutions benefitting future work scenarios.
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Paper presentation at the 51st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Regional workshop as part of the Connected Factories project under the Factories for the Future PPP, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
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Keynote, Ministry of Labour, Employment, and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Luxembourg.
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Panel Discussion, Future of Production Stage, Expo Day 5, Startup Autobahn by PlugandPlay.
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Paper presentation at the 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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At Transatlantic Sync, Simon Schumacher gave insights into the existing lab infrastructure of Future Work Lab with more than 50 live use cases on future work scenarios. Next year, the transfer project FutureWork360 will bring the existing content to the world via three different communication streams: print, online and live events. Especially a virtual representation of the use cases in a 360-degree experience will open the lab to new target groups.
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Presentation on “Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme 4.0” at a meeting with the heads of the production systems of all brands of the Volkswagen Group, i.e. VW, VW Nutzfahrzeuge, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ducati. The presentation was held in an online format with an interactive Q&A session after the presentation.
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Impuls presentation on “Lean Production Systems 4.0” at the Volkswagen Business Excellence Days 2021, with over 40 attending head of production systems at plants of the Volkswagen Group. The presentation was held in an online format with an interactive Q&A session after the presentation.
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Workshop paper presentation at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Workshop on Collaborative Robots and the Work of the Future.
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Panel presentation at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Impuls presentation on “Lean Production Systems 4.0” at the Knorr Bremse Global Production Meeting 2023, with over 30 experts attending. The presentation was held in an online format with an interactive Q&A session after the presentation.
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Panel presentation at the Industry Studies Association Annual Conference 2023 at the Ohio State University.
M.Sc. course, University of Stuttgart, Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Management IFF, 2017
Contribution to the session “Digital Production Strategy” as part of the course “Strategies in Production”, 2017-19 and 2025.
M.Sc. course, University of Stuttgart, Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Management IFF, 2017
Excursion to the Future Work Lab and lecture on “Future of Work” as part of the course “Knowledge and Innovation Management in Production”, 2017-20.
B.Sc. course, DHBW Stuttgart, 2025
Supervision of academic projects and lecturer for the course Business Process Management for Digital Business Management students