Integration of Digitization and Sustainability Objectives in a Maturity Model-Based Strategy Development Process

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Contributors

  • Marc Münnich - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Maximilian Stange - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Marian Süße - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Steffen Ihlenfeldt - , Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)

Abstract

Political, technological and economic changes force manufacturing companies to shift their strategic alignment towards green and digitized technologies. The parallel advances in those technologies raise questions regarding economic, environmental and social sustainability issues that are challenging to integrate into corporate strategy. Recently, sustainable energy supply has gained additional attention as a critical resource for production. Digital transformation is a diverse intracompany process and requires adequate strategies. Maturity models are a well-known and established approach to define strategic improvement measures. Various versions of separate maturity models to either examine the current state of digitization or sustainability have been developed and there are few models to support both dimensions adequately. Therefore, the authors propose a strategy development process, which utilizes a combined maturity model for both domains in one framework. A review on sustainability-related maturity models as well as the connection to digitization aspects is conducted. Based on this, an existing model is extended. The model is tested in a case study to compare the impact of the models’ adaptions.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManufacturing Driving Circular Economy - Proceedings of the 18th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing
EditorsHolger Kohl, Günther Seliger, Franz Dietrich
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages918-926
Number of pages9
ISBN (print)9783031288388
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN2195-4356

Conference

Title18th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing
SubtitleManufacturing driving Circular Economy
Abbreviated titleGCSM 2022
Conference number18
Duration5 - 7 October 2022
Website
LocationTechnische Universität Berlin
CityBerlin
CountryGermany

Keywords

Keywords

  • Digitization, Maturity Model, Sustainability