Lacueva-Pérez, F.J.; Hannola, L.; Nierhoff, J.; Damalas, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Herrmann, T.; Schafler, M. Comparing Approaches for Evaluating Digital Interventions on the Shop Floor. Technologies2018, 6, 116.
Lacueva-Pérez, F.J.; Hannola, L.; Nierhoff, J.; Damalas, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Herrmann, T.; Schafler, M. Comparing Approaches for Evaluating Digital Interventions on the Shop Floor. Technologies 2018, 6, 116.
Lacueva-Pérez, F.J.; Hannola, L.; Nierhoff, J.; Damalas, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Herrmann, T.; Schafler, M. Comparing Approaches for Evaluating Digital Interventions on the Shop Floor. Technologies2018, 6, 116.
Lacueva-Pérez, F.J.; Hannola, L.; Nierhoff, J.; Damalas, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Herrmann, T.; Schafler, M. Comparing Approaches for Evaluating Digital Interventions on the Shop Floor. Technologies 2018, 6, 116.
Abstract
The introduction of innovative digital tools for supporting manufacturing processes has far-reaching effects on an organizational and an individual level due to the development of Industry 4.0. The FACTS4WORKERS project funded by H2020, i.e. Worker-Centric Workplaces in Smart Factories, aims to develop user-centered assistance systems in order to demonstrate their impact and applicability at the shop floor. To do so it is important to understand how to develop such tools and how to assess if advantages can be derived from the created ICT system. This study introduces the technology of a workplace solution that is linked to a specific industrial challenge. Subsequently, a 2-stepped approach to evaluate the presented system is discussed. Heuristics, which are an output of project “Heuristics for Industry 4.0”, are used to test if the developed solution covers critical aspects of socio-technical system design. Insights into the design, development and holistic evaluation of digital tools at the shop floor should be shown.
Keywords
digital interventions; shop floor; evaluation framework; heuristics; smart factory
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Information Systems
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