Digitalisation
Seminar on digitalisation


The seminar is offered exclusively in German.
The seminar ‘Digitalisation in Production’ provides a holistic understanding of digital transformation in industrial companies. It focuses on how companies can make targeted use of digitalisation to improve their value creation, make processes more efficient and strengthen their competitiveness in the long term.
Participants will gain a practical overview of the technologies, strategies and organisational requirements involved in digitalisation. The seminar will cover both technical aspects – such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and digital twins – and economic and organisational issues.
Digitalisation in Manufacturing
This seminar demonstrates how companies can systematically plan, implement and further develop digitalisation projects in order to benefit from the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 in the long term.
1. Fundamentals of Digitalisation
- The significance and understanding of digitalisation
- The role of Industry 4.0 in the value chain
- Opportunities and potential of digital technologies
2. Digitalisation within the organisation
- Vertical and horizontal digitalisation
- Networking of processes, systems and partners
- Transparency through real-time data and information flows
3. Strategy and Organisation
- Developing a digitalisation vision
- Deriving objectives and strategies
- Integrating staff and corporate culture
4. Digital production technologies
- Automation and handling systems
- The Internet of Things (IoT) and digital twins
- Artificial intelligence and cloud computing
5. Digitalisation of processes
- Digital transformation of production processes
- Interconnection of materials, assembly and logistics processes
- Software landscapes and interfaces within the organisation
6. Cost-effectiveness and Investment
- Cost factors of digitalisation
- Budgeting and investment planning
- Cost-benefit analysis of digitalisation projects
7. Challenges and Success Factors
- Technological integration and data security
- Staff training and acceptance
- Successful implementation of change processes
8. Methodology and Learning Format
- Interactive seminars and workshops
- Practical examples from industry
- Coaching and implementation support for companies






