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Strand, M. & Holm, M. (2026). Developing and Executing a Digital Strategy in a Manufacturing SME – Reports from an Extensive Case Study. In: The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden: . Paper presented at The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden. Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), Article ID 012036.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Developing and Executing a Digital Strategy in a Manufacturing SME – Reports from an Extensive Case Study
2026 (English)In: The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2026, article id 012036Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this paper, we report the findings from an extensive case study in a manufacturing SME. We have followed their strategic work and organizational development since Autumn 2022 and we are continuously monitoring and investigating their digital transformation endeavour, with a particular interest in the importance of a digital strategy and how the management group is executing the digital strategy. In addition, we also account for the development activities they have initiated and how they use the strategy as a beacon for e.g., prioritizations activities and resource, as well as subsequent fundamental changes they implemented in their value creating and supportive processes. The case study includes a rich empirical material, originating from many site visits, where more than 25 interviews have been conducted alongside many meetings/workshops with the board and management group, detailed studies of strategic documents, product portfolios and Gemba walks. The paper also relates our findings and contextualizes findings from our case study to a set of important strategic management capabilities being identified as part of the work process. Finally, we also discuss some lessons learned in relation to the actual implementation of the digital strategy and their strategic management capabilities as well as propose some ideas for future work, including the importance of considering the internal tensions caused by the digital transformation endeavour and manifested via the digital strategy.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2026
Series
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, ISSN 1757-8981, E-ISSN 1757-899X ; 1342
Keywords
Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, Digitalization, Small- and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies, Strategic management capabilities, Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0
National Category
Information Systems Industrial engineering and management
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-26244 (URN)10.1088/1757-899X/1342/1/012036 (DOI)
Conference
The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden
Projects
ShiftLabs – Swedish network for sustainable digitalisation and human-centric factory transformation
Funder
European CommissionSwedish Agency for Economic and Regional GrowthVinnova
Note

CC BY 4.0

E-mail: Mattias.strand@his.se

The research behind this paper is funded through the project Shiftlabs (Call: DIGITAL-2021-EDIH01)), funded by EU, Tillväxtverket, Vinnova.

Available from: 2026-04-02 Created: 2026-04-02 Last updated: 2026-04-20Bibliographically approved
Holm, M. & Strand, M. (2026). Making a Digital Transformation Framework for SMEs come Alive. In: The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden: . Paper presented at The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden. Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 1342, Article ID 012039.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Making a Digital Transformation Framework for SMEs come Alive
2026 (English)In: The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2026, Vol. 1342, article id 012039Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

When searching for information and gaining more knowledge about AI, smart industry, Industry 4.0 or other similar emerging technology areas, one may easily be overwhelmed by the vast amount. It is important not to forget that these emerging technologies, their possible implementations and abilities, cannot be fully understood, used and applied without context, i.e. a broader perspective, not only technology focused, is needed. Such broadened perspective could be understood as digitalization or digital transformation (DT) covering not only the technology itself but a broad scope of the business and organization.  But even with a solid understanding of the technology, domain, processes and value chain, it is not easy to move forward with digital solutions transforming the business. Not least, this challenge is a reality for many small- and medium sized manufacturing companies (SME) who often have limited resources both in terms of financial strength, and in number of employees. To keep competitiveness, SMEs need to continuously adopt and implement such emerging technologies and methods in their business. Though most research on DT do not focus processes and implementation at SMEs. In this paper, we present our work on developing a DT framework. Our work is aiming SMEs in manufacturing and our primary target has been family-owned businesses studying practical implementations of digitalisation initiatives. The paper describes how the framework has developed from the initial versions, mainly based in literature, and how implementations at SMEs, along with contemporary publications, iteratively have developed and validated it.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2026
Series
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, ISSN 1757-8981, E-ISSN 1757-899X ; 1342
Keywords
Digital Transformation, Manufacturing SME, Digital Maturity Analysis
National Category
Information Systems Industrial engineering and management
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-26243 (URN)10.1088/1757-899X/1342/1/012039 (DOI)
Conference
The 12th Swedish Production Symposium 24/03/2026 - 26/03/2026 Luleå, Sweden
Projects
ShiftLabs – Swedish network for sustainable digitalisation and human-centric factory transformation
Funder
European CommissionSwedish Agency for Economic and Regional GrowthVinnova
Note

CC BY 4.0

E-mail: Magnus.holm@his.se

The research behind this paper is funded through the project Shiftlabs (Call: DIGITAL-2021-EDIH01)), funded by EU, Tillväxtverket, Vinnova.

Available from: 2026-04-02 Created: 2026-04-02 Last updated: 2026-04-20Bibliographically approved
Holm, M. & Strand, M. (2025). Examinationer – också en läraktivitet. In: Anna-Lena Göthberg; Cecilia Gillgren; Peter Fogel; Ulf Wilhelmsson; Jenny Lennartsson; Annie Jonsson (Ed.), DAL25 Proceedings: Det akademiska lärarskapet: Tema: Examination och bedömning. Paper presented at DAL25, Det akademiska lärarskapet, Examination och bedömning, Högskolan i Skövde den 25 april 2025. Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Examinationer – också en läraktivitet
2025 (Swedish)In: DAL25 Proceedings: Det akademiska lärarskapet: Tema: Examination och bedömning / [ed] Anna-Lena Göthberg; Cecilia Gillgren; Peter Fogel; Ulf Wilhelmsson; Jenny Lennartsson; Annie Jonsson, Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde , 2025Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Vi berättar här om våra erfarenheter gällande utformning av examinationer från fyra distanskurser riktade till yrkesverksamma. Den utmaning som adresseras gäller hur examinationerna kan utformas också som en läraktivitet, inte endast som kunskapskontroll.

Examinationen kan vara ett kursmoment som endast kontrollerar studentens kunskaper mot uppsatta kursmål, men det kan också vara, och bör vara, en möjlighet att höja och stärka elevernas kunskaper och uppfyllande av kursmål. För att examinationsuppgifterna inte bara ska utgöra kunskapskontroller utan också syfta till mot en högre Bloom-nivå har vi utformat dessa så att studenterna med hjälp av reflektion resonerar kring i kursen presenterad teori samt egna erfarenheter från nuvarande eller tidigare arbetsplatser. Studenterna reflekterar över hur deras arbetsplatser skulle kunna utvecklas utifrån de målbilder som diskuterats under kursen. Alla fyra kurserna har två examinationsuppgifter, en skriftlig rapport om 2 hp och ett onlineseminarium om 1 hp.

Examination – skriftlig rapport

Den skriftliga rapporten består av relativt öppna/ostrukturerade frågeställningar, där studenten utifrån självvalda upplevda situationer analyserar och reflekterar över frågorna. För att kunna göra detta krävs att de kombinerar tidigare erfarenheter med de teorier och metoder som behandlas i kursen. Examinationsuppgiften består av 4-6 frågor som lämnas in som en skriftlig rapport.

Examination - seminarium

Kurserna avslutas med ett onlineseminarium som är den avslutande examensuppgiften. Under varje seminarium deltar tre studenter som var och en presenterar ett case från sin arbetsplats och hur individerna och/eller arbetsplatsen skulle kunna utvecklas utifrån vad som diskuterats under kursen. Den som presenterar argumenterar om och hur de teorier och annat som diskuterats under kursen skulle kunna ligga till grund för vidareutveckling av både individer och arbetsplatsen som helhet. Efter att ha lyssnat på en presentation på 8-10 minuter diskuterar de tre studenterna sedan tillsammans. De brainstormar och reflekterar över identifierade möjligheter och utmaningar. När den första diskussionen avslutas presenterar nästa student sitt case och så vidare.

Avslutning

Dessa examinationer har skattats högt av studenterna där de lyfter fram vikten av att få diskutera både sina egna tankar och möjligheten att få insyn i andras reflektioner. Reflektionerna i rapporterna och utbytet under samtalen i seminarierna har visat sig utgöra både en god avstämningspunkt gällande uppnådda kursmålen samtidigt som både vår egen erfarenhet och studenternas utvärderingar indikerar ett tydligt lärande.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde, 2025
National Category
Pedagogy
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-26063 (URN)
Conference
DAL25, Det akademiska lärarskapet, Examination och bedömning, Högskolan i Skövde den 25 april 2025
Available from: 2025-12-12 Created: 2025-12-12 Last updated: 2025-12-15Bibliographically approved
Strand, M. & Holm, M. (2025). Kursupplägg för livslångt lärande. In: Anna-Lena Göthberg; Cecilia Gillgren; Peter Fogel; Ulf Wilhelmsson; Jenny Lennartsson; Annie Jonsson (Ed.), DAL25 Proceedings: Det akademiska lärarskapet: Tema: Examination och bedömning. Paper presented at DAL25, Det akademiska lärarskapet, Examination och bedömning, Högskolan i Skövde den 25 april 2025. Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kursupplägg för livslångt lärande
2025 (Swedish)In: DAL25 Proceedings: Det akademiska lärarskapet: Tema: Examination och bedömning / [ed] Anna-Lena Göthberg; Cecilia Gillgren; Peter Fogel; Ulf Wilhelmsson; Jenny Lennartsson; Annie Jonsson, Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde , 2025Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Inledning

Vi berättar här om våra erfarenheter gällande utformning av kursupplägg från fyra distanskurser inom det livslånga lärandet. Den utmaning som adresseras gäller hur kurserna tillgängliggörs för men samtidigt stöttar yrkesverksamma som kombinerar sina studier med heltidsarbete.

Designa och genomföra kurser för att möjliggöra deltagande

Onlinestudenternas engagemang är avgörande för deras studier liksom interaktionen med och möjligheten att få stöd från lärarna (Rajabalee & Santally, 2021; Simons et al., 2020). Detta betonas också av Lapitan Jr et al. (2021) som hävdar tre förutsättningar för engagerande och välfungerande onlineundervisning:

(1) Att göra kursmaterial tillgängligt så att studenterna kan ta del av det upprepade gånger när det passar den enskilde,

(2) Att kursstrukturen, till exempel via veckomoduler, stödjer studenten i att "hålla studietakten" samt

(3) Att det finns flera möjliga tidpunkter för examination.

Med utgångspunkt i dessa punkter har vi skapat ett kursupplägg som visat sig ge goda möjligheter för yrkesverksamma att delta i kurserna. Dessa kurser har ett asynkront tillvägagångssätt för den flexibilitet det skapar för studenterna. Värdet av flexibilitet har också bekräftats av studenterna på kurserna, där en majoritet uttryckt att just flexibiliteten är en förutsättning för att ens överväga att söka till kursen. Studier av Islam et al. (2020) samt Zeng och Luo (2023) undersöker effektiviteten och läranderesultatet från asynkrona och synkrona kursupplägg. Deras resultat indikerar att asynkrona kan anses vara mer effektiva men skillnaden är lite. De visar också att inspelade föreläsningar föredrogs av studenter där den främsta anledningen var att de skapar möjligheter att pausa, spola tillbaka och åter ta del av vissa delar av föreläsningen.

Kurserna är uppdelade i moduler, vanligtvis en modul per vecka. I modulerna finns kursmaterialet, till exempel i Introduktionsmodulen: allmän kursinformation och "bra att veta" innan kursstart. Dessutom ingår en kort, inspelad introduktionsföreläsning förutom några inledande artiklar att läsa. Varje kurs består vanligtvis av 6-8 veckomoduler där varje har ett tema.

Examinationsuppgifterna består bland annat av onlineseminarier och för dessa finns ett flertal olika tider som den enskilde studenten kan boka.

Avslutning

Studenterna har i kursutvärderingar lyft fram vikten av kursmaterialets tillgänglighet, att tider för examinationsmoment kan bokas utifrån arbetsbelastning men också det stöd för egen studieplanering som veckomodulerna innebär. Vi har dock också sett att det är av vikt att ge studenterna möjlighet att under kurserna få möjlighet att träffas för diskution och reflektion om kursinnehåll och eget lärande.

 

Referenser

Islam, M., Kim, D.-A., & Kwon, M. (2020). A comparison of two forms of instruction: Pre-recorded video lectures vs. live ZOOM lectures for education in the business management field. Sustainability, 12(19), 8149.

Lapitan Jr, L. D., Tiangco, C. E., Sumalinog, D. A. G., Sabarillo, N. S., & Diaz, J. M. (2021). An effective blended online teaching and learning strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education for Chemical Engineers, 35, 116-131.

Rajabalee, Y. B., & Santally, M. I. (2021). Learner satisfaction, engagement and performances in an online module: Implications for institutional e-learning policy. Education and information technologies, 26(3), 2623-2656.

Simons, J., Leverett, S., & Beaumont, K. (2020). Success of distance learning graduates and the role of intrinsic motivation. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 35(3), 277-293.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Skövde: Högskolan i Skövde, 2025
National Category
Educational Work
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-26072 (URN)
Conference
DAL25, Det akademiska lärarskapet, Examination och bedömning, Högskolan i Skövde den 25 april 2025
Available from: 2025-12-16 Created: 2025-12-16 Last updated: 2025-12-17Bibliographically approved
Redondo Verdú, C., Sempere Maciá, N., Strand, M., Holm, M., Schmidt, B. & Olsson, J. (2024). Enhancing Manual Assembly Training using Mixed Reality and Virtual Sensors. Paper presented at 17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023. Procedia CIRP, 126, 769-774
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Enhancing Manual Assembly Training using Mixed Reality and Virtual Sensors
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2024 (English)In: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 126, p. 769-774Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In recent years Mixed Reality technology has been widely used to enhance operators in manual assembly operations. This paper introduces a Mixed Reality environment for assembly operations and describes how the process can be supported by virtual sensors. The structure of the environment allows seamless adaption from a fully virtual training scenario, only using virtual assets, to a full production scenario supporting operators in assembling physical products in actual production. The training system which has been developed together with the company Skandia Elevator in Sweden enables the operators to train with much less disturbance to the real production line compared to training using the actual production equipment. In fact, the training can be done only using virtual assets.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024
Keywords
augmented reality, mixed reality, manual assembly, operator training
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
INF201 Virtual Production Development; Virtual Production Development (VPD); VF-KDO
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23452 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.328 (DOI)001502235300132 ()2-s2.0-85208597536 (Scopus ID)
Conference
17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023
Projects
ACCURATE
Funder
Knowledge Foundation
Note

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Corresponding author. Tel.: +46-500-448551; E-mail address: magnus.holm@his.se

Available from: 2023-12-11 Created: 2023-12-11 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved
Strand, M. & Holm, M. (2024). Making the Digital Strategy a Bridge Between Industry 4.0 Initiatives and the Business Plan – Reports from Two Case Studies Towards Manufacturing SMEs. In: Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning (Ed.), Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024). Paper presented at 11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024 (pp. 628-639). IOS Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Making the Digital Strategy a Bridge Between Industry 4.0 Initiatives and the Business Plan – Reports from Two Case Studies Towards Manufacturing SMEs
2024 (English)In: Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024) / [ed] Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning, IOS Press, 2024, p. 628-639Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this paper we discuss the results of two extensive case studies targeted towards Swedish SMMEs, partly aimed at investigating the current state of practice regarding the strategic work in the companies and its alignment to digitalization initiatives. The case studies were conducted during 2022 and 2023 and includes a vast empirical material, including several site visits, more than 30 interviews, several meetings with the managerial boards of the two companies and workshops, as well as studies of strategic document, product portfolios and Gemba walks. The paper presents a suggestion for how to formulate a one-page digital strategy, which aligns the digitalization initiative with the overall strategy of the company, as well as a vision for the digital transformation initiative. In addition, the one-pager also includes prioritized stakeholder groups, expected effects and prioritized activities. Moreover, we also motivate the reasons behind a one-pager, as well as the topics included therein. Finally, we give some ideas for future work, including the importance of implementing the one-pager in more companies, as a way to further validate its applicability and long-term influence on and relevance for the strategic work in SMMEs. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IOS Press, 2024
Series
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, ISSN 2352-751X, E-ISSN 2352-7528 ; 52
Keywords
Digital Maturity Index, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, Digitalization, Small- and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies, Business plans, Case-studies, Digital strategies, Manufacturing companies, Maturity indices, Small- and medium sized manufacturing company, Swedish SMMEs, Industry 4.0
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23824 (URN)10.3233/ATDE240204 (DOI)001229990300050 ()2-s2.0-85191351308 (Scopus ID)978-1-64368-510-6 (ISBN)978-1-64368-511-3 (ISBN)
Conference
11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024
Projects
ASSAR-ERUFShiftLabs – Swedish network for sustainable digitalisation and human-centric factory transformation
Funder
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional GrowthRegion Västra Götaland
Note

CC BY-NC 4.0 DEED

© 2024 The Authors

Correspondence Address: M. Strand; University of Skövde, Skövde, 541 28, Sweden; email: Mattias.strand@his.se

The research behind this paper is funded through the projects ASSAR-ERUF and Shiftlabs, funded by EU, Tillväxtverket, Västra Götalandsregionen, Skaraborgs Kommunalförbund and Skövde municipality. The authors are thankful to the companies and their staff engaged in this work.

Available from: 2024-05-13 Created: 2024-05-13 Last updated: 2026-04-20Bibliographically approved
Holm, M. & Strand, M. (2023). Möta studenterna mitt i yrkeslivet. In: Joel Midemalm; Amir Vadiee; Elisabeth Uhlemann; Fredrik Georgsson; Gunilla Carlsson-Kvarnlöf; Jonas Månsson; Kristina Edström; Lennart Pettersson; Pedher Johansson (Ed.), Bidrag från den 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar: . Paper presented at 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar, 22-23 november 2023, Mälardalens universitet, Västerås (pp. 136-149). Västerås: Mälardalens universitet
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Möta studenterna mitt i yrkeslivet
2023 (Swedish)In: Bidrag från den 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar / [ed] Joel Midemalm; Amir Vadiee; Elisabeth Uhlemann; Fredrik Georgsson; Gunilla Carlsson-Kvarnlöf; Jonas Månsson; Kristina Edström; Lennart Pettersson; Pedher Johansson, Västerås: Mälardalens universitet, 2023, p. 136-149Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [sv]

Dagens situation, med mycket snabb teknisk utveckling samt globaliserings- och hållbarhetsfrågor som påtagligt påverkar vårt samhälle omkullkastar många av de tidigare sanningar som format bilden av högre utbildning i allmänhet och utbildning som är arbetsmarknadsanknuten i synnerhet. Ett gällande synsätt där yrkesliv följer kronologiskt efter en inledande utbildningsfas i unga människors liv blir allt merdaterad. Begreppet ”det livslånga lärandet” omfattar ett synsätt där utbildning ochyrkesliv verkar växelvis under ett helt arbetsliv, där individen återkommande behöverfylla på, reflektera över och därigenom få stöd att implementera ny kunskap. Det ärav stor vikt att akademin tar till sig och möjliggör för människor mitt i livet att ta del av och reflektera över ny kunskap och de möjligheter som den ger. Inte minst ärdetta viktigt inom teknikintensiva yrkesroller där påverkan från disruptiv teknisk utvecklingen är påtaglig. Med utgångspunkt i vårt arbete under 15 år riktar vi oss med denna artikel till kollegor inom det livslånga lärandet och presenterar upplägg och genomförande av onlinekurser där studenterna är mitt i yrkeslivet.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Västerås: Mälardalens universitet, 2023
Keywords
Livslångt lärande, Onlinekurser
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23454 (URN)978-91-7485-620-0 (ISBN)
Conference
9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar, 22-23 november 2023, Mälardalens universitet, Västerås
Projects
WISER
Funder
Knowledge Foundation
Available from: 2023-12-12 Created: 2023-12-12 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved
Thorvald, P., Holm, M., Strand, M. & Romero, D. (2023). The Augmented Welder Profile: Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital and Collaborative Tools. In: Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski (Ed.), Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation: Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023. Paper presented at AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023 (pp. 9-18). New York: AHFE International Open Access
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The Augmented Welder Profile: Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital and Collaborative Tools
2023 (English)In: Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation: Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023 / [ed] Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski, New York: AHFE International Open Access , 2023, p. 9-18Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

More and more applications of Augmented Reality (AR) in manufacturing industries are introduced every day and while recent research has shown that one of the more popular applications, high volume assembly instructions, might not offer the best setting for this technology, many other applications exist that do. For assembly, remote guidance or training, rare assemblies, low takt time and high mix production, do still show promise. This article introduces the role of the Augmented Welder, a role utilizing AR technology for the programming of a welding robot. An operator support system in the form of a custom application programmed in Unity and visualized with a pair of Hololens2, connected to an ABB robot through RobotStudio. The robot is equipped with a welding gun dummy. The operator can, through the Hololens2, set safety boundaries, introduce work pieces, place targets in a 3D space, simulate the robot path, send the program to the robot, and activate the physical robot, among other things. We performed a modified pluralistic walkthrough to evaluate the operator support system both with respect to our application but also to search valuable insight to the general use of AR in the use of such applications. Results showed that while the subjects were generally positive towards the support system, several issues were identified and raised by various degrees of severity. The primary issues arose around the navigation and interaction with 2D menus and 3D objects in a 3D Mixed Reality (MR) space. The absence of physics confused the subjects as they could not interact with the virtual objects as they would have with physical objects. The lack of physics simply meant that they didn't act the same. Furthermore the interaction with 2D menus in a 3D space was both reported and observed as being very difficult as the 2D representations probably led to problems with depth perception. The general results of the debriefing indicated that using AR for robot programming was challenging although some of this can be attributed to the fact that this was the participants first use of such a system. The users indicated that the menus were appropriate and that the interaction was intuitive while the navigation within the system was not experienced as natural which confirms the above-mentioned issues with menus disappearing from the line of sight and feedback around generated target points being absent.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York: AHFE International Open Access, 2023
Series
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International, E-ISSN 2771-0718 ; 118
Keywords
AR, MR, Operator 4.0, welding, augmented welder, user experience, evaluation, inspection method
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
User Centred Product Design; Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23457 (URN)10.54941/ahfe1004436 (DOI)978-1-958651-94-0 (ISBN)
Conference
AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023
Note

CC BY 4.0 DEED

Thanks to Antonio, Erich, and Miguel for your participation during the AR welding system evaluation. The work was done at ASSAR IndustrialInnovation Arena in Skövde, Sweden. 

Available from: 2023-12-12 Created: 2023-12-12 Last updated: 2025-09-29
Su, Y., Backlund, P., Engström, H. & Strand, M. (2021). Data-driven Method for Mobile Game Publishing Marketing Promotion. In: Proceedings 2021 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering ICEBE 2021: 12-14 November 2021 Guangzhou, China. Paper presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE), 12-14 November 2021, Guangzhou, China (pp. 35-42). IEEE
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Data-driven Method for Mobile Game Publishing Marketing Promotion
2021 (English)In: Proceedings 2021 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering ICEBE 2021: 12-14 November 2021 Guangzhou, China, IEEE, 2021, p. 35-42Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Marketing is vital for game businesses. However, it is hard to reach the target audiences and choose the right marketing strategies for different user acquisition channels in mobile game publishing. This paper shows how business intelligence can guide independent (indie) mobile game developers to do marketing promotion based on a data-driven method. We apply and extend the ARM funnel model from social game publishing to mobile game publishing and provide a data-driven method to evaluate the marketing promotion performance. First, in order to address indie game marketing challenges, we propose a data-driven method by defining key metrics and applying two different analysis methods for assessing mobile game marketing promotion. Second, we apply our data-driven method to an indie mobile game project and guide the indie game studio to determine the potential marketing promotion issues. Third, we also provide suggestions on improving marketing performance based on analysis results, especially by differentiating between channels. Finally, we summarize how our method can be generalized and used to guide indie mobile game marketing promotion, find high-quality channels for user acquisition, improve the marketing promotion effect, and discuss future research work.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE, 2021
Keywords
business intelligence, indie game developer, game analytics, marketing promotion, metrics, ARM funnel model, channel.
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Research subject
Interaction Lab (ILAB); Production and Automation Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20885 (URN)10.1109/ICEBE52470.2021.00016 (DOI)000942017800006 ()2-s2.0-85128782709 (Scopus ID)978-1-6654-4418-7 (ISBN)978-1-6654-4419-4 (ISBN)
Conference
2021 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE), 12-14 November 2021, Guangzhou, China
Funder
Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak, NYPS 20201849
Note

This research was supported by University of Skövde, Sweden Game Arena and the Game Hub Scandinavia 2.0 (NYPS 20201849) project under the EU regional development fund Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak. 

Available from: 2022-02-02 Created: 2022-02-02 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved
Liu, Y., Syberfeldt, A. & Strand, M. (2020). Applying Life Cycle Assessment to Simulation-Based Decision Support: A Swedish Waste Collection Case Study. In: Rüdiger Schaldach; Karl-Heinz Simon; Jens Weismüller; Volker Wohlgemuth (Ed.), Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics: ICT for Sustainable Solutions: Conference proceedings. Paper presented at 33rd International Conference EnviroInfo 2019, University of Kassel, Germany, 23rd – 26th September 2019 (pp. 165-178). Cham: Springer, 1
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Applying Life Cycle Assessment to Simulation-Based Decision Support: A Swedish Waste Collection Case Study
2020 (English)In: Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics: ICT for Sustainable Solutions: Conference proceedings / [ed] Rüdiger Schaldach; Karl-Heinz Simon; Jens Weismüller; Volker Wohlgemuth, Cham: Springer, 2020, Vol. 1, p. 165-178Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

A method of integrating life cycle assessment into a simulation-based decision support system has been developed to help decision-makers take environmental impact into account during daily operations. The method was demonstrated in a real-world case study involving eight different trucks, which were selected and maintained by the case company. The trucks used different fuels, namely diesel, biodiesel, vehicle gas, and electricity. Compared to conventional diesel trucks, those using biodiesel emitted 37% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Gas trucks reduced GHG emissions by a further 40%. Overall, electric trucks have the lowest emissions. This paper also addresses the development of the methodology for this study. In particular, comparisons are made regarding the selection of different functional units and system activity mapping. Ways of achieving more accurate conclusions in future studies are discussed. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Springer, 2020
Series
Progress in IS, ISSN 2196-8705, E-ISSN 2196-8713
Keywords
Life cycle assessment, Simulation, Decision support system
National Category
Energy Systems Energy Engineering Other Environmental Engineering
Research subject
Production and Automation Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-19768 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-30862-9_12 (DOI)000661130900009 ()978-3-030-30862-9 (ISBN)978-3-030-30861-2 (ISBN)978-3-030-30864-3 (ISBN)
Conference
33rd International Conference EnviroInfo 2019, University of Kassel, Germany, 23rd – 26th September 2019
Note

© 2020

Part of the Progress in IS book series (PROIS)

Available from: 2021-06-09 Created: 2021-06-09 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved
Organisations
Identifiers
ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-8619-3776

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