Digitisation

The coronavirus pandemic is keeping the whole of Germany on tenterhooks. The current shutdown in particular is not only bringing far-reaching changes to private life, but is also presenting the economy with enormous challenges. We have therefore also decided in favour of the webinar format, which you can attend conveniently online without having to travel to and from the event.

In the current crisis, many companies are developing a new appreciation for a reliable IT infrastructure. However, almost as many companies, especially SMEs, are finding that they have missed out on helpful investments in digitalisation. Existing processes do not have the necessary flexibility to perform large parts of task processing from the home office, to adapt processes as required or, thanks to suitable company software, to be able to dispense with spontaneous agreements between colleagues and the need to look up information in Leitz folders.

Major obstacles include incompletely digitalised processes and the currently unreliable quality of company data in the software solutions used. The most common problems are incomplete entries, outdated information, errors and inconsistencies of all kinds.

We would like to show you why now is the right time to digitise your company and what you need to bear in mind.

So take your chance and find out on

24.04.2020 from 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. from our speakers, among others:

• Prof Dr Axel Winkelmann (Chair of Management and Business Information Systems)
  • Corona as a catalyst for digitalisation
  • What digital processes have to do with a new Porsche
  • Opening up new business areas

• Dr Florian Imgrund (digital& GmbH)
  • Why now is the ideal time for digital transformation
  • Concepts for the sustainable digitalisation of internal processes
  • How the short-term digitalisation of small companies can succeed
  • Recommendations for action & best practice
• Sophie Prauser & Julian Hornung (University of Würzburg - NAVIBIS)
  • Advantages of a reliable corporate data foundation
  • Consequences and costs of poor data quality in practice
  • Technical and organisational measures to improve data quality

• Julia Holleber (IHK Würzburg-Schweinfurt)
  • Presentation of various funding programmes for digitalisation, including "Go Digital" & Digitalbonus Bayern

Following the presentations, you will have the opportunity to ask our experts individual questions in an open discussion round.

You can look forward to an exciting and entertaining webinar with high-calibre speakers from business and science as well as illustrative examples and best practices.

Participation is free of charge. For better planning, please register by 22.04.2020 by email to: digitalisierung@uni-wuerzburg.de You will then receive a confirmation email with the access data for the webinar.

The event is organised for representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises as part of the PROMPT@NET knowledge transfer project, which is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). ESF in Bavaria - investing in your future.

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3D printing is a hot topic. The possibilities associated with this technology, from rapid prototyping to the customised printing of spare parts, offer both opportunities and challenges for companies. For SMEs in particular, the purchase of such printers often represents a considerable investment.

We would like to show you how you can benefit from 3D printing even without this investment. As part of the sharing economy, digital platforms are emerging that enable companies to buy and sell printing capacity automatically. The idea and concepts behind such platforms and the technology of 3D printing will be presented by various speakers.

So take your chance and find out more from our speakers on 9 October 2019 from 16:00-18:00:

• Johannes Beischl (3D Prima Technologie Deutschland GmbH)
  • Overview of the development of 3D printing
  • Current status and possible applications
  • Challenges and developments of modern 3D printing processes
  • Demonstration of a 3D printer and 3D scanner

• Chair of Management and Business Information Systems
  • Presentation of the DiHP research project on the automatic trading of production capacities

• Oliver Stübs (Infosim GmbH & Co. KG)
  • Data exchange between companies
  • Role of ERP systems & transfer standards

• Anne Ain (3YOURMIND)
  • Requirements and framework conditions for a platform for trading production capacities
  • 3D printing specific factors
  • Links to third-party systems
  • Automated verification of printing capacities within a network

Following the presentations, you will have the opportunity to have individual questions answered by our experts in an open discussion round.

You can look forward to an exciting and entertaining evening with high-calibre speakers from business and science, as well as illustrative examples and applications of this disruptive technology.

Participation is free of charge. For better planning, please register by 04.10.2019 by email to: digitalisierung@uni-wuerzburg.de

Invitation as PDF

The blockchain hype is still in full swing even after the crash of Bitcoin in 2018. Cryptocurrency is just the first use case of a technology that has the potential to fundamentally change many industries. It is important to note that there is no such thing as THE blockchain, but that the underlying technology differs depending on the use case. What all blockchains have in common is that they do not need to be managed, coordinated and controlled by a central organisation.

Take your chance and find out on 26 June 2019 from 16:00-18:00, among other things:

• What exactly is a blockchain?
• How can I utilise the potential of this technology in my company?
• What new business models are possible with blockchain?
• Can blockchain threaten my business model?

We would also like to introduce you to our current research project PIMKoWe (Platform for the Integrated Management of Collaborations in Value Creation Networks). The research project deals with the question of how relevant business data can be stored decentrally and unalterably on a blockchain on the basis of cryptographic chaining, so that the integrity of value creation partners is guaranteed and trust and transparency within corresponding networks are ensured.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Automation, digitalisation, Industry 4.0 - these are seen as the key to maintaining and increasing the competitiveness of companies in global competition. However, in order to automate processes and workflows, it must be ensured that the data is available in a processable, i.e. standardised, format. For this purpose, special formats have been defined for structuring data, which are summarised under the term eStandards.

Although the use of electronic standards ensures a large number of competitive advantages, their introduction is associated with high implementation costs. The consequences are enormous expenditure in terms of time and resources, which often also represent a financial risk for small companies. The assessment of success before the actual introduction of eBusiness standards is therefore a particularly difficult task for SMEs, as they often have no experience in this environment and the investment potential is very limited.

This is where the information platform developed as part of the Komplex-e research project(https://tool.komplex-e.de/#/de) can help. The platform provides SMEs with an interactive tool that offers support both in the selection of suitable eStandards and in the associated cost estimation.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Find out in exciting short presentations:

• How online and offline retail can be efficiently linked - How to create a consistent customer experience across all sales channels
• How you can achieve significant cost savings with the help of IT-supported business management
• Where you can obtain support and funding Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with all speakers and other participants during a "get together".

The programme including agenda and speakers can be found here.

The aim of the event is to give regional specialist and retail businesses an understanding of the great opportunities offered by digitalisation and the associated multichannel sales.

Participation is free of charge.

For better planning, please register briefly by email to: digitalisierung@uni-wuerzburg.de

We look forward to seeing you there!

At this event, you will find out how to find the right business software for your company, what alternatives there are and what you should bear in mind during the selection process. You will address the following questions: Do I need an industry solution or an all-round solution for my business? Do I want to use a cloud solution or should the software run on my computer? Is licence-free software a possible solution for me? After the official end of the event, there will be an opportunity to network and discuss individual questions.

Registration for the event:

• by informal e-mail via erp-labor@uni-wuerzburg.de
• by telephone on 0931 31 84 896 or
• by fax to 0931 31 84 89 60

As part of the fireside evening "Individualisation digital", you will gain an insight into the knowledge transfer project Prompt@NET.

Brief presentation of the project as part of the erp-podcast.de advent calendar - door 8.

Short presentation of the project by Prof. Dr Axel Winkelmann at Digikonf.de - the first digital trade fair for business software with contributions from 20 well-known companies and around 850 visitors.

Workshop on ERP implementation in collaboration with HPI Hannover. Presentation of the project as best practice for prompt, interdisciplinary knowledge transfer.

20 representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises learned from Prof. Dr Axel Winkelmann and two software manufacturers specialising in small and medium-sized enterprises how small companies and craft businesses can maintain their competitiveness in the networked world. The focus was on how companies can create a centralised data foundation and smooth processes and connect web shops and e-marketplaces to their company software.