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Learning Factories

Concepts, Guidelines, Best-Practice Examples

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Authors:
  1. Eberhard Abele

    1. Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  2. Joachim Metternich

    1. Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  3. Michael Tisch

    1. Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  • Presents the international state of the art on learning factories
  • Teaches the reader how to use the concept for his/her company or research institute
  • A comprehensive overview on best-practice examples makes it easy to crasp experts in individual fields

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Challenges for Future Production/Manufacturing

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 1-21

  3. Competencies for Future Production

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 23-57

  4. Learning in Production, Learning for Production

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 59-79

  5. Historical Development, Terminology, and Definition of Learning Factories

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 81-97

  6. The Variety of Learning Factory Concepts

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 99-125

  7. The Life Cycle of Learning Factories for Competency Development

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 127-198

  8. Overview on Existing Learning Factory Application Scenarios

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 199-262

  9. Overview on the Content of Existing Learning Factories

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 263-287

  10. Overview on Potentials and Limitations of Existing Learning Factory Concept Variations

    • Michael Tisch, Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich
    Pages 289-321

  11. Projects and Groups Related to Learning Factories

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 323-334

  12. Best Practice Examples

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 335-459

  13. Conclusion and Outlook

    • Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch
    Pages 461-464
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About this book

This book presents the state of the art of learning factories. It outlines the motivations, historic background, and the didactic foundations of learning factories. Definitions of the term learning factory and a corresponding morphological model are provided as well as a detailed overview of existing learning factory approaches in industry and academia, showing the broad range of different applications and varying contents. Learning factory best-practice examples are presented in detailed and structured manner. The state of the art of learning factories curricula design and their use to enhance learning and research as well as potentials and limitations are presented. Further research priorities and innovative learning factory concepts to overcome current barriers are offered. While today numerous learning factories have been built in industry (big automotive companies, pharma companies, etc.) and academia in the last decades, a comprehensive handbook for the scientific community and practitioners alike is still missing. The book addresses therefore both researchers in production-related areas, that want to conduct industry-relevant research and education, as well as managers and engineers in industry, who are searching for an effective way to train their employees. In addition to this, the learning factory concept is also regarded as an innovative learning concept in the field of didactics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Learning Factories

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts, Guidelines, Best-Practice Examples

  • Authors: Eberhard Abele, Joachim Metternich, Michael Tisch

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92261-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06394-8Published: 15 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92261-4Published: 10 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 464

  • Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations, 193 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Engineering/Technology Education, Production

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