TY - THES A1 - Munoz Hurtado, Simon T1 - Evaluating innovations in municipal solid waste management BT - a case study of their feasibility and potential impact in Colombia N2 - In recent years, cities have experienced unprecedented physical and population growth. Alongside this, our societies have become major consumers of products. As a result, a significant problem arises from the inadequate disposal of the waste generated by this large consumption and the lack of infrastructure and processes needed for proper waste management, especially in developing countries. This thesis aims to address the waste management system's challenges in Colombia, a representative developing country. The research approach involves a literary analysis of various sources (journals, books, etc.) and interviews with stakeholders such as waste management company managers, waste pickers, and Bogota councilor’s environmental advisor. Furthermore, by conducting a PESTEL analysis of Colombia, the study identifies the primary issues plaguing the waste management system. Moreover, utilizing the scorecard methodology, the research puts forth a comprehensive framework for evaluating innovations within the industry. This framework assesses potential solutions based on their capacity to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, environmental impact, social impact, adaptability, and affordability. The study reveals significant challenges faced by the country, including the limited implementation of waste disposal technology, heavy reliance on sanitary landfills, a lack of citizen awareness, and low recycling rates, as well as inadequate service provision in rural and remote regions. During the evaluation, ten innovations with proven benefits in other contexts are assessed. Notably, an application that connects waste pickers with waste generation and a policy of extended producer responsibility demonstrate the most potential. Furthermore, the study considers the unique characteristics and barriers in Colombia that hinder innovation implementation, such as high corruption rates, a large informal sector, and a lack of expertise. In conclusion, while Colombia exhibits clear environmental policies and better waste collection and recycling rates compared to neighboring countries, significant challenges remain, including high waste generation and low recycling rates. Achieving the set objectives and improving the waste management system's quality requires collaboration among all stakeholders, including policymakers and researchers, to promote sustainable innovations and enhance waste management practices for the betterment of people's lives. Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38240 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - THES A1 - Reiter, Dominic T1 - Erarbeitung einer Simulationsgrundlage zur Betrachtung formgepresster, kohlefaserverstärkter Epoxidbauteile BT - Anwendung in topologieoptimierten Komponenten eines Formula Student Fahrzeuges Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38233 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - THES A1 - Hoffmann, Marion Melanie T1 - Konzeption eines Webauftritts zur Steigerung des Vertrauens in Startups bei Ausschreibungsverfahren unter Anwendung des User Centered Design Prozesses N2 - Das Ziel dieser Bachelorarbeit ist es herauszufinden, ob Vertrauenselemente auf der Webseite eines Startups das Vertrauen in dieses bei Ausschreibungsverfahren steigern. Über Interviews mit der Nutzergruppe "Mitarbeiter der Verwaltung in Digitalisierungsstellen" habe ich Informationen über die wichtigsten Vertrauenselemente in diesem Zusammenhang gesucht. Die gesammelten Informationen sind in einen Prototypen und in ein Nutzer-Testing eingeflossen. Die Ergebnisse dieses Nutzer-Testings zeigen, dass Vertrauenselemente auf der Webseite eines Startups tatsächlich das Vertrauen in dieses steigern. Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38218 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - THES A1 - Bauer, Felix T1 - Verluste von ausländischen EU/EWR-Betriebsstätten BT - eine systematische Analyse der steuerlichen Behandlung von Finalverlusten vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Rechtsprechung Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38208 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - THES A1 - Akhmedov, Nurkhon T1 - Designing and prototyping a learning and testing platform for user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) designers with the aim of improving knowledge and establishing a standard evaluation benchmark for UX/UI design skills and competencies. N2 - Objective - This research paper introduces Xpert, an all-encompassing platform conceived to augment UX designers’ educational journey and employment-seeking process. The platform’s design and development were guided by a user-centric approach, primarily focusing on delivering personalized experiences and global acknowledgement through UX certification. Methodology - The research commenced with a comprehensive examination of the unique needs and challenges faced by UX designers during their educational and professional pursuits. This was accomplished through expert consultations, digital surveys, and interactive workshops involving UX designers at various career stages. The insights gleaned from this research were instrumental in shaping the initial prototype of the platform, which was subsequently evaluated by industry experts and tested by potential users. Results - Post the initial evaluation, high-fidelity prototypes were developed and subjected to additional rounds of evaluation and user testing. The final design of the platform was then assessed by experts and representative users employing the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). Findings - The UEQ study results revealed that the platform performed exceptionally well across most of the selected scales, indicating a high degree of user satisfaction with the platform’s functionalities and user experience. However, areas such as efficiency and trust were identified as potential avenues for improvement, which will be addressed in future iterations of the platform. Conclusion - In summary, the Xpert platform has shown considerable promise in transforming the educational journey and job-seeking process for UX designers. The user-centric design approach, coupled with an emphasis on personalized experiences and global recognition through UX certification has significantly contributed to the platform’s success. Future enhancements to the app will focus on expanding its functionalities and user experience, with plans for collaboration with educational institutions and companies and the development of personalized dashboards for recruiters and mentors. Keywords: User Experience Design, Personalized Learning, Job Search, UX Certification, UserCentric Design, Platform Development, User Experience Questionnaire, UX Designers, Educational Journey, Employment Seeking Process, Platform Evaluation. Paper Type: Research Paper Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38197 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schönmann, Manuela A1 - Bodenschatz, Anja A1 - Uhl, Matthias A1 - Walkowitz, Gari T1 - The Care-Dependent are Less Averse to Care Robots: An Empirical Comparison of Attitudes JF - International Journal of Social Robotics N2 - A growing gap is emerging between the supply of and demand for professional caregivers, not least because of the ever-increasing average age of the world’s population. One strategy to address this growing gap in many regions is the use of care robots. Although there have been numerous ethical debates about the use of robots in nursing and elderly care, an important question remains unexamined: how do the potential recipients of such care perceive situations with care robots compared to situations with human caregivers? Using a large-scale experimental vignette study, we investigated people’s affective attitudes toward care robots. Specifically, we studied the influence of the caregiver’s nature on participants’ perceived comfort levels when confronted with different care scenarios in nursing homes. Our results show that the care-robot-related views of actual care recipients (i.e., people who are already affected by care dependency) differ substantially from the views of people who are not affected by care dependency. Those who do not (yet) rely on care placed care robots’ value far below that of human caregivers, especially in a service-oriented care scenario. This devaluation was not found among care recipients, whose perceived level of comfort was not influenced by the caregiver’s nature. These findings also proved robust when controlled for people’s gender, age, and general attitudes toward robots. UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-023-01003-2 KW - Care robots KW - Nursing care KW - Robot aversion KW - Affective attitudes KW - Vignette experiment Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-023-01003-2 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38099 SN - 1875-4805 VL - 15 IS - 6 SP - 1007 EP - 1024 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werle, Silke D. A1 - Ikonomi, Nensi A1 - Lausser, Ludwig A1 - Kestler, Annika M. T. U. A1 - Weidner, Felix M. A1 - Schwab, Julian D. A1 - Maier, Julia A1 - Buchholz, Malte A1 - Gress, Thomas M. A1 - Kestler, Angelika M. R. A1 - Kestler, Hans A. T1 - A systems biology approach to define mechanisms, phenotypes, and drivers in PanNETs with a personalized perspective JF - npj Systems Biology and Applications N2 - AbstractPancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are a rare tumor entity with largely unpredictable progression and increasing incidence in developed countries. Molecular pathways involved in PanNETs development are still not elucidated, and specific biomarkers are missing. Moreover, the heterogeneity of PanNETs makes their treatment challenging and most approved targeted therapeutic options for PanNETs lack objective responses. Here, we applied a systems biology approach integrating dynamic modeling strategies, foreign classifier tailored approaches, and patient expression profiles to predict PanNETs progression as well as resistance mechanisms to clinically approved treatments such as the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) inhibitors. We set up a model able to represent frequently reported PanNETs drivers in patient cohorts, such as Menin-1 (MEN1), Death domain associated protein (DAXX), Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC), as well as wild-type tumors. Model-based simulations suggested drivers of cancer progression as both first and second hits after MEN1 loss. In addition, we could predict the benefit of mTORC1 inhibitors on differentially mutated cohorts and hypothesize resistance mechanisms. Our approach sheds light on a more personalized prediction and treatment of PanNET mutant phenotypes. UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41540-023-00283-8 Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41540-023-00283-8 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38071 SN - 2056-7189 VL - 9 IS - 1 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Radauer, Alfred A1 - Searle, Nicola A1 - Bader, Martin T1 - The possibilities and limits of trade secrets to protect data shared between firms in agricultural and food sectors JF - World Patent Information N2 - Both public policy and business management are increasingly interested in how to manage trade secrets. One of the driving forces is the growing significance of data as an asset, as ‘oil of the 21st century'. Trade secrets are often seen as the major Intellectual Property (IP) tool for protecting data. There is also the understanding that the need to share data is increasing to allow for new types of innovation. This paper seeks to understand how data sharing practices and the use of trade secrets are evolving in the agricultural industries. Using explorative empirical data from four in-depth case studies, the paper develops a framework for data sharing practices, value sharing, and trade secrets use. We find that current data sharing practices pool around two scenarios, where data is not shared or shared only with limited partners (hence closed) and there are differences whether value created from the data is shared. We conclude that a nuanced view on the use of trade secrets in data sharing is mandated for both IP/data managers and scholars analysing the topic. UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2023.102183 Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2023.102183 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38119 SN - 1874-690X VL - 2023 IS - 73 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Chandra Sekaran, Karthikeyan A1 - Balasubramanian, Lakshman A1 - Botsch, Michael A1 - Utschick, Wolfgang T1 - Metric Learning Based Class Specific Experts for Open-Set Recognition of Traffic Participants in Urban Areas Using Infrastructure Sensors T2 - IEEE IV 2023 Symposium Proceedings UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186527 KW - Measurement KW - Head KW - Urban areas KW - Object detection KW - Thermal sensors KW - Cameras KW - Sensor systems Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186527 SN - 979-8-3503-4691-6 SN - 2642-7214 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Neumeier, Marion A1 - Tollkühn, Andreas A1 - Dorn, Sebastian A1 - Botsch, Michael A1 - Utschick, Wolfgang T1 - Optimization and Interpretability of Graph Attention Networks for Small Sparse Graph Structures in Automotive Applications T2 - IEEE IV 2023 Symposium Proceedings UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186536 KW - Training KW - Representation learning KW - Adaptation models KW - Correlation KW - Intelligent vehicles KW - Automotive applications KW - Predictive models Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186536 SN - 979-8-3503-4691-6 SN - 2642-7214 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lederer, Matthias A1 - Betz, Stefanie A1 - Schmidt, Werner A1 - Elstermann, Matthes ED - Elstermann, Matthes ED - Betz, Stefanie ED - Lederer, Matthias T1 - Are BPM Practitioners and Researchers Friends? Current Questions of Process Professionals and the Impact of Science T2 - Subject-Oriented Business Process Management: Dynamic Digital Design of Everything – Designing or being designed? UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19704-8_11 KW - Business process management KW - Trend analysis KW - Research discourses KW - BPM body of knowledge Y1 - 2022 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19704-8_11 SN - 978-3-031-19704-8 SP - 165 EP - 173 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Six, Tobias A1 - Lederer, Matthias A1 - Schmidt, Werner A1 - Nirschl, Marco ED - Elstermann, Matthes ED - Betz, Stefanie ED - Lederer, Matthias T1 - Business Process Management Bridging Marketing and IT: Transformation Model for Customer Journey Maps and BPMN T2 - Subject-Oriented Business Process Management: Dynamic Digital Design of Everything – Designing or being designed? UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19704-8_6 KW - Business process management KW - Model transformation KW - Customer journey map KW - Mapping KW - BPMN Y1 - 2022 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19704-8_6 SN - 978-3-031-19704-8 SP - 95 EP - 114 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - THES A1 - Scheidler, Simon David T1 - KI-basierte Methoden der forensischen Linguistik zur Identifikation unbekannter Autoren im Kontext Social Media N2 - Die Identifikation unbekannter Autoren ist ein zentrales Problem in der forensischen Linguistik. In der digitalisierten Welt von heute, insbesondere im Kontext von Social Media, stellt die Zuordnung von Autorenschaft zu anonym oder pseudonym veröffentlichten Texten eine bedeutende Herausforderung dar. Sie ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, um beispielsweise Cyberkriminalität effektiv zu bekämpfen oder Desinformation zu entlarven. Angesichts der rasant wachsenden Menge und Vielfalt von Online-Textdaten ist es entscheidend, Methoden zu entwickeln, die diese Aufgabe automatisieren und gleichzeitig hohe Genauigkeit gewährleisten. In diesem Zusammenhang bieten Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und speziell Techniken des maschinellen Lernens und des Natural Language Processing (NLP) vielversprechende Lösungsansätze. Diese Masterarbeit untersucht KI-basierte Methoden der forensischen Linguistik zur Identifikation unbekannter Autoren im Kontext von Social Media. Die Arbeit skizziert den aktuellen Stand der Technik, vergleicht existierende Methoden und diskutiert ihre Potenziale und Herausforderungen. Die erlangten Erkenntnisse tragen zum Verständnis der Rolle von KI in der forensischen Linguistik bei und liefern Impulse für weitere Forschung in diesem spannenden und relevanten Bereich. Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38045 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kuen, Jakob A1 - Schartmüller, Clemens A1 - Wintersberger, Philipp T1 - The TOR Agent: Optimizing Driver Take-Over with Reinforcement Learning T2 - Adjunct Proceedings: 13th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3473682.3480262 KW - take-over requests KW - automated driving KW - conditional automation KW - intelligent user interfaces KW - adaptive automation Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3473682.3480262 SN - 978-1-4503-8641-8 SP - 47 EP - 52 PB - ACM CY - New York ER - TY - THES A1 - Raab, Nicolas Robert T1 - Entwicklung von Erprobungsszenarien für autonome Shuttlebusse mit Schwerpunkt Verkehrs- und Wettereinflüsse Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-38002 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Terbrack, Christoph A1 - Speer, Sascha A1 - Endisch, Christian T1 - Control and Implementation of the Parallel Enhanced Commutation Integrated Nested Multilevel Inverter Topology JF - Electronics N2 - Due to their high efficiency and advanced battery management capability, cascaded multilevel inverters are an exciting option for battery electric powertrains. A promising, new and highly efficient cascaded multilevel inverter is the Parallel Enhanced Commutation Integrated Nested Multilevel Inverter. The inverter, with four semiconductor switches per submodule, can reconfigure individual battery cells in series and parallel and generate positive and negative phase voltages in regular four-quadrant operation. Therefore, emerging degrees of freedom in battery management and inverter operation must be managed and mapped into a specific Switching State for every switch. As controlling the high number of switches is safety-relevant, this publication profoundly explains the inverter’s functionality. We introduce a Switching Function that accepts easy-to-understand functional states as input, simplifying research on higher-level control algorithms and advanced single-cell battery-management capabilities. As the Switching Function guarantees safe operation and the correct contribution of every cell to the overall functionality of the inverter, it enables researchers to confidently use and thereby accelerate research on the promising new topology. The method we describe is fast, simple, deterministic and designed to convert setpoint specifications into an executable Switching Pattern. We prove that our Switching Function is operable on an FPGA with a twenty-kilohertz setpoint update operating a 17-level inverter. UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12143130 KW - cascaded KW - drivetrain KW - electric vehicles KW - MLI KW - PECIN KW - power electronics KW - reconfigurable battery system KW - Switching Function Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12143130 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-37990 SN - 2079-9292 VL - 12 IS - 14 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - THES A1 - Hecker, Moritz Ernst T1 - Volumenbasierte Berechnung der Mitoseaktivität von Mammakarzinomen mit Hilfe neuronaler Netze auf Hämatoxylin-Eosin-Bildern N2 - Häufig wird in der Pathologie zur Beurteilung und Einteilung der unterschiedlichen Tumorarten die Mitoseaktivität in den Gewebestrukturen gezählt (engl. mitotic count). Zusammen mit anderen Gewebemerkmalen wird daraus ein histologischer Grad bestimmt, wodurch sich Prognosen und Behandlungsempfehlungen über das Krankheitsbild ableiten lassen. Ein Problem dieses Ansatzes ist, dass häufig nur ungenaue und nicht reproduzierbare Aussagen über den Tumor getroffen werden können. Dies liegt unter anderem daran, dass im Untersuchungsbereich auch gewebsfreie Bereiche oder nicht-tumoröses Gewebe enthalten sein kann. Dies führt, insbesondere bei epithelialen Tumoren (Karzinomen) zu einer Verzerrung der Ergebnisse und verfälscht dadurch die Prognose. Ein verbesserter und aussagekräftigerer Ansatz ist die volumenbasierte Berechnung der Mitoseaktivität (engl. volume corrected mitotic). Hierbei werden gewebefreie Bereiche ausgeschlossen und die Berechnung erfolgt in Abhängigkeit von dem relevanten Epithelgewebe. Dadurch können präzisere Vorhersagen getroffen und umfassendere Diagnosen gestellt werden. Dennoch hat sich dieser Ansatz in der Praxis der Pathologie derzeit noch nicht durchgesetzt, da neben der Standardfärbung mit Hämatoxylin und Eosin (H&E) eine weitere Immunhistochemische Spezialfärbung mit Cytokeratin-Antikörper durchgeführt werden muss, wodurch ein größerer Zeitaufwand für die Pathologin oder den Pathologen entsteht und damit höhere Kosten verursacht. Ziel dieser Bachelorarbeit ist es, ein automatisiertes Verfahren zu entwickeln, das auf H&E gefärbten Gewebeproben von Hunden zunächst die Epithelzellen in den Gewebestrukturen detektiert. In einem weiteren Schritt soll nun die volumenbasierte Mitoseaktivität automatisiert berechnet und damit Reproduzierbarkeit und Vorhersagegenauigkeit erhöht werden. Dies führt zu Kosten- und Zeitersparnissen, wodurch eine höhere Akzeptanz der Methode im Praxiseinsatz zu erwarten ist und damit eine höhere Genauigkeit bei der Bestimmung dieses wichtigen diagnostisch relevanten Kriteriums erreicht werden kann. Y1 - 2023 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-37984 CY - Ingolstadt ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Baer, Elisabeth A1 - Bienert, Jörg ED - Carletti, Eleonora T1 - Modal analysis with fractional derivatives on the basis of least squares rational function fitting T2 - Proceedings of the 29th International Congress on Sound and Vibration KW - experimental modal analysis KW - lsrf KW - fractional derivatives Y1 - 2023 UR - https://iiav.org/content/archives_icsv_last/2023_icsv29/index2c15.html?va=viewpage&vaid=403 SN - 978-80-11-03423-8 PB - IIAV CZECH s.r.o. CY - Prague ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kataria, Mitesh A1 - Levati, Maria Vittoria A1 - Uhl, Matthias T1 - Paternalism with hindsight: do protégés react consequentialistically to paternalism? JF - Social Choice and Welfare UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-014-0800-4 KW - Inequality Aversion KW - Strategy Method KW - Paternalistic Intervention KW - Experimental Currency Unit KW - Poker Machine Y1 - 2014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-014-0800-4 SN - 1432-217X VL - 43 IS - 3 SP - 731 EP - 746 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Levati, Maria Vittoria A1 - Uhl, Matthias A1 - Zultan, Ro’i T1 - Imperfect recall and time inconsistencies: an experimental test of the absentminded driver “paradox” JF - International Journal of Game Theory UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-013-0373-y KW - Imperfect recall KW - Absentmindedness KW - Dynamic inconsistency KW - Experiment Y1 - 2013 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-013-0373-y SN - 1432-1270 VL - 43 IS - 1 SP - 65 EP - 88 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Migrow, Dimitri A1 - Uhl, Matthias T1 - The Resolution Game: A Dual Selves Perspective JF - Games N2 - This article explains the emergence of an unique equilibrium resolution as the result of a compromise between two selves with different preferences. The stronger this difference is, the more generous the resolution gets. This result is in contrast to predictions of other models in which sinful consumption is distributed bimodally. Therefore, our result fits better with our daily observations concerning a lot of ambivalent goods where we often form nonrigid resolutions. The normative analysis uses the device of a hypothetical impartial self that regards both conflicting motives as equally legitimate. The result of this analysis is dilemmatic. It demonstrates that the resolution is broken too often to be welfare maximal. However, the introduction of external self-commitment devices results in their overuse and is welfare decreasing. UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/g2040452 KW - dual selves KW - resolutions KW - self-control KW - impartiality Y1 - 2011 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/g2040452 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-37919 SN - 2073-4336 VL - 2 IS - 4 SP - 452 EP - 462 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Demiral, Tarik A1 - Bock, Jürgen A1 - Johansson, Pierre T1 - Challenges in Flexible Manufacturing Technologies for the Final Assembly in the Commercial Vehicle Industry JF - Tehnički glasnik N2 - Increasing customer demands and product diversity as well as emerging technologies and market trends, such as the establishment of new driveline technologies, like e-mobility or hydrogen, present challenges for manufacturing companies in the commercial vehicle industry. Consequently, companies must strengthen their focus to the aspect of flexibility within their manufacturing processes. This paper contributes to the state of the art in flexible manufacturing technologies research, which enables manufacturing companies to deal with these increasing flexibility requirements. Focussing on the area of final assembly the paper takes a holistic perspective and characterizes the readiness of automotive companies to be able to implement flexible manufacturing technologies. The system ecosystem and the process organization of automotive companies are examined with respect to the requirements of flexible manufacturing. Finally, gaps that hinder the implementation of flexible manufacturing technologies are identified and described, and possible solution concepts for the identified gaps are proposed. UR - https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20230417140747 KW - business capabilities KW - final assembly KW - flexibility KW - gap analysis KW - manufacturing Y1 - 2023 UR - https://doi.org/10.31803/tg-20230417140747 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-37880 SN - 1848-5588 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 260 EP - 267 PB - University North CY - Koprivnica ER -