Integration of Industrie 4.0 in Lean Manufacturing Learning Factories

Industrie 4.0 is referred to as an umbrella term for various digital concepts e.g. IoT, CPS, Big Data, Data Analytics, Digital Twin, Digital Shadow, HRC, etc. Said concepts promise new potentials for production planning and steering (PPS) optimization. In particular, data availability is an enabler for an efficiency increase in PPS. Managers of lean manufacturing systems question how to integrate these new possibilities into the existing philosophy and optimization projects. It is currently uncertain whether Industrie 4.0 approaches replace or revive lean manufacturing. Within the iwb's learning factory, we illustrate lean and Industrie 4.0 as complementary approaches by postulating five theories concerning their interaction. This paper presents the introduction of Industrie 4.0 into the program of the learning factory by proposing two integrated teaching. The concept was successfully implemented within the iwb's learning factory.