Introducing Customized ICT for Operators in Manufacturing

• The need for flexibility combined with higher complexity create challenges on todays manufacturing systems and the human operators doingthe tasks. The use of information and communication technology (ICT) as cognitive automation and to increase information sharing among theoperators has been discussed as important tools to meet those challenges. A highly customized mobile application has been developed at a largeSwedish manufacturing company. This application has been introduced on smartphone devices to the operators in a manufacturing process.This paper presents empirical findings from the first year of this test. The study provides an example where information and communicationtechnology have enabled manufacturing operators to perform new work tasks through increased trust and knowledge.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Kommunikationssystem (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Communication Systems (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Flexibility

Manufacturing

ICT

Cognitive automation

Information sharing

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