Development of Learnstruments for ensuring the transition of Brazilian and German manufacturing companies to Industry 4.0

• Applicant: Professor Dr.-Ing. Holger Kohl
• Subject Area: Production Systems, Operations Management, Quality Management and Factory Planning
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 288056003

The second phase of the project aims at approaching the development of Learnstruments for leaders and managers, since they will be responsible for the pace of transformation in their companies. In the first phase of the project it was demonstrated that the developed Learnstruments are a very promising way to teach Industry 4.0 principles and techniques to students, entrepreneurs, and the general workforce. Now it is time to research both technical aspects and organizational behaviors required for leaders and managers in order to prepare their organizations for the digital revolution. The second phase will focus on organizational culture, beliefs, values, competences, skills, technologies, and the whole mindset required for Industry 4.0. One of the main outcomes of this upcoming phase will be the use of game theories and gamification so that traditional mindsets can be challenged and new behaviors can be stimulated in leaders and managers and then deployed throughout the whole organization.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Brazil
• Partner Organisation: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; (CAPES); Setor bancario Norte
• Cooperation Partners: Professor Dr.-Ing. Daniel Braatz, Ph.D.; Professor Dr.-Ing. Edson Walmir Cazarini, Ph.D.; Professor Dr.-Ing. Kleber Francisco Esposto, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Mateus Cecílio Gerolamo; Professor Dr.-Ing. Henrique Rozenfeld, Ph.D.