Simon Schumacher

Simon Schumacher

Research team manager at Fraunhofer IPA | Dr.-Ing. from University Stuttgart | Project lead at Future Work Lab | Visiting Researcher at MIT

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Lernreise Industrie 4.0 live

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On May 18-19, Fraunhofer IPA was the host of the closing event of Lernreise Industrie 4.0 live. The format is organized by the company macils and brings together more than 100 executives from German, Austrian and Swiss industrial companies for the exchange on Industrie 4.0 and deep-dive workshops. Bosch and Fraunhofer are leading partners of the Lernreise Industrie 4.0 live. After two years of various meetings, this event was the final highlight. In contrast to other years and due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event had to be streamed from a meeting room turned into a TV studio. I contributed with a pitch and a workshop on lean production systems 4.0 as well as with various use cases broadcasted live from the Future Work Lab by my colleagues.

Study on lean production systems 4.0

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In Summer 2020, we have launched our two-staged study on the digital transformation of lean production systems with German industrial manufacturers. The first stage was an online survey with over 70 participants. For a detailed analysis of scientific hypotheses, the second stage of the study is set up with 18 expert interviews with professionals from leading German manufacturers such as Volkswagen, Audi, Siemens, Bosch, and Schaeffler until December 2020. The study was published in April 2021 by Fraunhofer IPA and is partly financed by the Future Work Lab project.

publications

Classification Approach for Use Cases within a Demonstration Factory Environment

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

Framework for Cognitive Production Work 4.0 – Conceptualization and Model Approach for the Production System of the Future within the Future Work Lab

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

Technology radar for autonomous production – Systematic identification of technologies for the vision of an autonomous production system

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

Introduction of autonomous production – A maturity model including recommended actions for manufacturing companies

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

Participatory Design for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises

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/

DIN Normungsroadmap Innovative Arbeitswelt

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

Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme 4.0: Anforderungen an die Gestaltung von Methoden und Werkzeugen in Ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen

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

Development of a Practical Orientation Guide with Industrie 4.0 Use Cases for Industrial Manufacturers

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

Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme: Die Digitale Transformation von Methoden und Werkzeugen

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

Lean Production Systems 4.0: The Impact of the Digital Transformation on Production System Levels

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

Produktionsarbeit der Zukunft: Das Innovationslabor Future Work Lab

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

Autonome Produktion: Die Vision der vernetzten und selbstoptimierenden Fabrik

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

Toolbox Lean 4.0 – Development and Implementation of a catalogue with methods and tools for Industrial Engineering

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.

Technology Adoption Of Collaborative Robots For Welding in Small And Medium‐sized Enterprises: A Case Study Analysis

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

Toolbox Lean 4.0 – Development and Implementation of a Database Approach for the Management of Digital Methods and Tools

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

Lean Production Systems 4.0: systematic literature review and field study on the digital transformation of methods and tools

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

Characterization of Digitally-Advanced Methods in Lean Production Systems 4.0

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

Process Model For The Problem-Based Identification Of Solutions In Lean Production Systems 4.0

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

Towards Holistic Work System Design: Concept for a Method to Analyze, Represent and Evaluate Industrial Sociotechnical Work Systems

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

Paradoxical tensions between Industry 4.0 implementation and workers: a human-centric approach in technology-project design (in preparation)

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).

New Lean – Analyse zu Steigerungen der Produktivität und Umweltneutralität einer Automobilproduktion

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

talks

Industrie 4.0 - wie wir in Zukunft arbeiten

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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.

Regional Workshop: Connected Factories

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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.

FutureWork360

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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.

Ganzheitliche Produktionssysteme 4.0

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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.

Lean Production Systems 4.0

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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.

Lean Production Systems 4.0

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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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