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This paper presents a qualitative study to investigate the economic and technical relevance of wearables in quality management of a manual assembly. Examining the usage of wearables for business purposes, it can be determined that wearables are not yet widespread in the production industry. However, wearables offer significant optimization opportunities in terms of increased efficiency, error reduction, and quality control, as well as more economical and safer working methods. As a preliminary investigation for a research project regarding a selection tool for wearables in quality management, we conducted eleven guided expert interviews to point out the relevance and importance of this research topic, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME). The interview results confirm the need to create a selection assistant, which supports companies choosing the right wearable for their quality processes. It turned out that SMEs, in particular, need support in the selection and implementation of wearables.
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Wagner, K., Ries, R.M., Poetters, P., Leyendecker, B., Beckmann, H. (2021). Wearables for Quality Assurance in Manual Assembly: A Qualitative Study. In: Ahram, T.Z., Falcão, C.S. (eds) Advances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 275. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80091-8_6
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