Archive of Research Projects
Completed research projects
This is an overview of FIR’s completed research projects.
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ACC-ECAachener Competence-Center - Electronic Commerce |
The goal of the Aachener Competence-Centre is to support small and medium-sized companies cross-industry in the region of Aachen by the introduction of e-business solutions.
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ACTIVE“Advanced Context Technologies for collaboraTIve Enterprise” |
The goal of the project ACTIVE is to strengthen the productivity in knowledge intensive jobs with the help of the application of intelligent computer systems.
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CBS-NetCost Benefit Sharing in Networks |
The aim of the CBS-Net is to support enterprises at the decision for the realisation of supply chain management concepts.
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CHESSSCEN Horizontal European Service Standardisation Strategy |
The project aim of CHESS is to facilitate the provision of services through the development of European standard structured and based of universal processes in the whole European Union.
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ESysProTo professionalize systematically the energy consulting |
The goal of the project is to create guidelines and standards to professionalize the service quality of energy consultants.
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Fit4NetDevelopment of a tool for the analysis of the service network capability of small and medium-sized enterprises |
The goal of the project Fit4Net is to create an online analysis tool for an autonomous establishing of the service network capility of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Flexible Configuration Logic for Integrative ProductionPartial project of production engineering excellence cluster at the RWTH Aachen |
The goal of the project is to create production techniques supporting a meaningful economic production in high-wage countries.
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GemoTelBusiness models in TeleService and their success factors |
The goal of GemoTel is to realize a systematic analysis of existing business models and their success factors for the branch of teleservice .
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High-Resolution-Supply-Chain-Management (HRSCM)Partial project of production engineering excellence cluster at the RWTH Aachen |
The goal of the HRSCM is to develop methods, which enable producing enterprises to focus early and proactively on different frame conditions through adaptive process creation.
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HybridChainOvercoming of divergent target systems in enterprise networks in the consumer goods industry |
The goal of the research project is the development of a procedure which enables the enterprise to indetify adequate SCM-concepts and their definitive combination ex ante.
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HyProDesignIntegrated development of hybrid products |
The goal of the HyProDesign is to create a development architecture for hybrid products which integrates the development running so far parallel and the marketing of material goods on the one site and services on the other.
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ID-SelectTechnology calendar for decision supporting of the application of identification technologies at middle-class enterprises |
The goal of the research project ID-select is the development of a technology calendar as a tool for decision supporting in the area of applications planning for identification technologies for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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IH-Mix-IdRCM beginning for an identification of lifecycle orientated maintenance strategies for small and medium-size enterprises of the metal and plastic processing |
The aim of the project is high equipment availability with preferably small costs by the optimal combination of maintenance strategies for small and medium-size enterprises.
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IMS2020Supporting Global Research for IMS2020 Vision |
The aim is the future orientated development of intelligent production systems for the year 2020.
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INESSIntegrated European Signalling Systems |
One main objective of INESS is a significantly life-cycle cost-reduction of future interlocking and the associated surrounding equipments.
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InfoHandInformation management in the sanitary craft for the constitution of optimized business processes |
The goal of the research project is to develop an integrated information process model, which structures and describes central craft order processing steps in a scientifically sound and practical way so that a seamless provision of knowledge will be possible situation-specific and at any time.
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LOGOLogistic optimisation |
The goal of LOGO is to reorganise logistic processes to increase the logistic effectiveness and thereby to reduce costs.
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Med-on-@ixE-Health in der Notfallmedizin |
The goal of the project is the optimisation of the whole resource process chain through the arrangement of a telemetric support system, and through the development of a marketready business model for respective enterprises.
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Medical ExportTechnology supported internationalisation of medical services for patients of a foreign country |
The objective of the project MEDICAL EXPORT is the development of methods and tools to open up the market of “medical services for patients from abroad to Germany” and takes into account the requirements of the bid and asks quotes.
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MeDiNaMicrosystemtechnique for holistic telemetrically services in the domestic aftercare |
MeDiNa sets one’s sights on developing telemetrically support for enabling primarily clinics to offer patient centred services.
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MSCOMaintenance-Supply-Chain-Optimisation |
The aim of the project MSCO is the development of a new logistic concept for needs based spare part management in the maintenance.
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MYCAREVENTMOBILITY AND COLLABORATIVE WORK IN EUROPEAN VEHICLE EMERGENCY NETWORKS |
The goal of MYCAREVENT is an integratet mobile service in the automobile after sales market.
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NetAssessDevelopment of models and methods for the creation and simulative evaluation of supply chains with the help of reference processes |
The objective is the development of models and methods for a simulative evaluation of reference processes in supply chains.
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r2b - robot2businessIntegration of partly autonomous mobile machines and processes in business and service models |
The objective of robot2business is to create a self organised behaviour in a dynamic environment.
Rebound LogisticsIntegrate returning product flows into existing structures |
Rebound Logistics aims at supporting small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies to efficiently integrate returning product flows into existing structures by developing design options for an integrated Reverse Supply Chain.
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RFID-EAsAssessment of the RFID application on the basis of a benefit evaluation of RFID systems for middle-size enterprises |
The project aim of RFID-EAs is the development of a new method for a benefit evaluation of RFID applications.
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SEEKSelf diagnosis and increase of capacity for innovation in small and middle-class enterprises – Identification of success metrics of product accompanying service innovation |
The goal of the SEEK-project is the identification of small and middle-class specific operationalisation of a successful service development and a valid determination of branch specific systematic service development as well as the definition of interbranch success metrics.
ServTradeDevelopment and implementation of a norm enabling dealing with services |
The objective of the project is the development and implementation of a norm, which enables and simplyfies dealing with services. This forms the basis for e-commerce based services. The norm should include standards for description, classification, specification and evaluation of services.
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ServTypDevelopment of a typology for service concepts of the durable goods sector |
The objective is the development of a typology for service concepts of the durable goods sector.
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ShipExcellenceDevelopment of a key data based benchmarking instrumentalism for the intercompany comparison in German owner-operator shipping for a long-dated guarantee of competitiveness |
The project aim is to develop and implement an instrument in the network of KMU (owner boatmen enterprises), compounds and scientific accompanying research which puts the KMU in a position, based on key data, to implement target-orientated, time-efficient and anonymous an intercompany comparison, respectively a benchmarking.
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simoKIMSafe and mobile communal infrastructure management - the example of the street |
The superior aim of simoKIM is the increase of effectiveness and efficiency in managing municipal road infrastructures. For this purpose the object "road" shall be considered in a broadened meaning, and for the first time an integrative communal road infrastructure management will be implemented.
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SiZuIntegration of real-time simulation and monitoring for an status prognosis and error analysis in maintenance |
The goal of the research project is to develop an integrated prognosis and analysis tool for the evaluation of machine status. Therefore, the condition monitoring and the real-time simulation are united in one system and are evaluable together for the first time.
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Smart WheelsIntelligent electro mobility in the internet of energy |
The goal of Smart Wheels ist the development of business models and convergent IKT-services for the distribution of electro mobility through the integration into the internet of energy and into the infrastructures of public services.
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StarLogDevelopment of a standard for a classification, specification and evaluation of logistic services in commercial transport |
The objective is the development of a standard for a classification, specification and evaluation of logistic services.
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STEPPINSTandards in European Public Procurement lead to INnovation |
The main objective is to stimulate innovation through reference to standards in public procurement. STEPPIN has to ensure that knowledge that is being created is attractive for purchasers and is written in their professional-language so they can use it. The purchaser is our client.
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SupplyTexDevelopment of a decision support for the supply management in strategic networks for small and middle-size enterprises of the textile and apparel industry |
The objective of this research project is to develop a tool targeted for the demands of the textile and apparel industry for the selection and implementation of procurement strategies and SCM concepts. It should support independent persons for the different product classes in the apparel industry to configure, choose, implement individual SCM and procurement strategies and verify their use.
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TecProBusiness models for technology supported production-closed services of took and mould production |
The objective of the research project TecPro is to support German tool and mould production manufacturer in the international competition with the definition of an interface for the data exchange between tool and machine.
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Tool-EastOpen Source Enterprise Resource Planning and Order Management System for Eastern European Tool and Die Making Workshops |
The objective of the Tool-East-Project is the amplification of existing ERP-/PPS-systems with special ERP- and CRM-functions for an affordable implementation and in small and medium sized companies in Eastern Europe.
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TPM-NaviNavi Navigation program for the introduction and implementation from TPM to KMU |
The aim of the project is to develop a “TPM-Navi” which tackles the existing problems which small and medium-sized enterpises has with the TPM concepts and which enables them to use so the high potentials of TPM.
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Trusted-RFIDSeal of confidence for RFID applications |
The objective was to work out adequate criteria with which RFID applications can be proofed comprehensible and measurable. The attention was paid to the warranty of the individual demand on data security and privacy of RFID applications on which takes into account the consideration of trade interests.
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Wertbeitrag der ITMeasuring of the value proposition of enterprise-IT |
The goal of the research project is to provide an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises to determine an individual value proposition for their enterprise-IT.
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WivU-TransferTransferring measures for knowledge management measures |
The goal of the transfer project WivU is to allocate methods, standards and the IT-system ProWim, which are developed in the project to a lot of small and medium-sized enterprises and to sensitise these for knowledge management measures.
