On May 11, 2022, Peter Bebersdorf defended his doctorate on 'Variable Assembly - Mastering Variance with Variable Takt and the VarioTakt'. The doctoral thesis was awarded the highest grade 'summa cum laude'. Peter Bebersdorf also published 2 Springer books on the variable takt principle. In the two publications in the International Journal of Production Research, optimal takt time groups are determined and the balancing of production lines for customer-specific orders is optimized. An article and a case study, including teaching note and simulation tool, on Fendt’s VarioTakt was published at INFORMS Transaction on Education. In Springer's Wirtschaftsinformatik und Management Journal, the resolution of the conflict of goals between marketing and production is described.
References
- Bebersdorf, Peter; Huchzermeier, Arnd (2021): Variable Takt Principle- Mastering variance with limitless product individualization. Springer, 256 S.
- Bebersdorf, Peter; Huchzermeier, Arnd (2021): Variabler Takt - Mit dem VarioTakt Varianz beherrschen bei grenzenloser Produktindividualisierung. Springer, 275 S.
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Bebersdorf, Peter (2021): Wie man uneingeschränkte Kundenorientierung ohne Zielkonflikte zwischen Produktion und Marketing erreicht (oder wie die Produktion von morgen aussehen sollte). Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management, 13(5), 360-369
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020a): The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production. Case Article, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 20(3), 134-140
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020b): The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production. Case Study, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 20(3), 141-153
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020c): The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production. Supplementary materials: Teaching Note, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 20(3), 17 S.
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020d): The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production. Supplementary materials: Instructions for the Line Balancing Tool, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 20(3), 5 S.
- Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020e): The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production. Supplementary materials: Line Balancing Tool, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 20(3)
- Mönch, Tobias; Huchzermeier, Arnd; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020a): Variable Takt Times in Mixed-Model Assembly Line Balancing with Random Customization. International Journal of Production Research, 59(15), 4670-4689
- Mönch, Tobias; Huchzermeier, Arnd; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020b): Variable takt time groups and workload equilibrium. International Journal of Production Research, 60(5), 1535-1552