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Master Thesis

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Sub titlewritten for the purpose of acquiring the academic degree of a

Master of Science (Dipl. Ing.)under the supervision of

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Schlund(E330 Institut for Management Sciences,

Field: Human Centered Cyber Physical Production and Assembly Systems)

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Walter Mayrhofer, MBA / Christina Schmidbauer MSc / Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Zigart / Patrick Rupprecht MSc MSc MA

(E330 Institut for Management Sciences, Field: Human Centered Cyber Physical Production and Assembly Systems)

submitted at the TU Wien

Faculty for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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City, in the Month of 20xx _________________________First name Last name

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I have been informed, that in order for myself to be entitled to put the hereby work to print, under the designation of,

Master Thesishaving done so only through permission provided by the board of examiners.

I further declare under oath that my Master Thesis has been executed under the recognized principles for scientific discourse under my own hand, and that all used resources, in particular the underlying literature, have been listed to completion.

I further declare that I have, neither inside nor outside the country, in any form provided this Master Thesis topic as examination paper, and that this paper is in complete compliance with the by the supervisor evaluated and graded paper.

City, in the Month of 20xx _________________________First name Last name

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Acknowledgement

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Synopsis

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Comments: To be written in German. Goal/ Problem, Method, Results/ Findings

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Abstract

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Comments: In English. About one page: Goal/ Problem, Method, Results/ Findings

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction...........................................................................................................3

1.1 General Introduction to the topic area............................................................3

1.2 Problem definition/ Research questions.........................................................3

1.3 Solution method/ Work packages...................................................................3

1.4 Build and structure of the thesis.....................................................................3

2 Theoretical Fundamentals.....................................................................................4

2.1 Fundamentals Field of Research 1.................................................................4

2.2 Fundamentals Field of Research 1.................................................................4

3 State-of-the-Art / Literature analysis......................................................................6

3.1 Existing Solutions for the Problem..................................................................6

3.2 Similar Solutions to the Problem.....................................................................7

3.3 Other relevant publications pertaining to the problem....................................7

4 Used Methods.......................................................................................................8

4.1 Method Description Method 1 (e.g. Lean Management - 5S).........................8

4.2 Method Description Method 2 (e.g. Innovation Management – Open Innovation)................................................................................................................8

5 Realization / Implementation (or practical part in Company/ Pilot Factory)...........9

6 Evaluation / Results.............................................................................................10

6.1 Results of the applied methods....................................................................10

6.2 Results in Relation to the Problem...............................................................10

6.3 Results in relation the Research Question....................................................10

7 Discussion and Outlook.......................................................................................11

7.1 Discussion of the Results.............................................................................11

7.2 Constraints of the Approaches and Results..................................................11

7.3 Further possible Steps towards advancement / further development...........11

8 Other chapters.....................................................................................................12

8.1 Chapter title..................................................................................................12

8.1.1 Sub title..................................................................................................12

8.1.2 Sub title..................................................................................................12

8.1.3 Sub title..................................................................................................12

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9 List of references / Bibliography..........................................................................13

10 List of figures....................................................................................................14

11 Formula directory.............................................................................................15

12 List of Tables....................................................................................................16

13 List of Abbreviations.........................................................................................17

14 Appendix..........................................................................................................18

14.1 Optional: If Appendix has to be structured................................................18

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1 Introduction

Comments: Aim/ Problem definition/ Hypothesis Boundary Conditions/ Framework/ Guidelines Build up of the work/describe methodogical procedure

Hint:

The research field for human-machine interaction at the institute for management sciences prefers a uniform structure of thesis that have to be handed in. The use of „Wissenschaftliche(s) Arbeiten – Leitfaden zur Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten“ should be of support to you and can be attained from Mrs. Wenzina (Theresianumgasse 27, Secretarys Office 2. Floor).

Should the thesis deviate from the required structure or formal guidelines then the respective draft will be returned with a comment on the section in question without any corrections.

1.1 General Introduction to the topic area

1.2 Problem definition/ Research questions

1.3 Solution method/ Work packages

1.4 Build and structure of the thesis

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2 Theoretical Fundamentals

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2.1 Fundamentals Field of Research 1 Comment:

Adapt headings! Statements and scientific processing of the basics, methods or similar, which

are part of the practical part. Guidelines: ~30-40% of the Thesis

General information for students

All chapters in the first tier (Chapter 1,2,3,etc) have to be put in seperate paragraphs, which means that they each start on a seperate page (this does not apply to subtiers such as 1.2 etc.) Format templates for test, headings, listings and figures etc. have to be used.

The header line has to contain the page number in the upper right corner and the chapter title in the upper left corner.

The headings will be adjusted according to the content of the text. The headings of this template are solely for demonstration purposes and should present a fundamental structure.

The use of wide, underlined and kursiv formating should fundamentally be avoided. In individual cases however it can lead to an improved structure and is therefore tob e determined individually.

Please look up any further information in the following document „Wissenschaftliche(s) Arbeiten – Leitfaden zur Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten“.

2.2 Fundamentals Field of Research 1 Citation guidelines

It is especially to be considered that the method of citation has to be uniform throughout the document.

Independant of the use of direct or indirect quotes of text passages it is suggested to cite using short form.

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EXAMPLE1

Concerning uniform structure one should regard the following:

Position of the footnote in the text (e.g. before punctuation or after) Differentiation between direkt or indirect quotes Format in the style oft he footnote (spacing, punctuation,...)

1 Last Name, Year of Publication, P. Page number

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3 State-of-the-Art / Literature analysis

Text

Comment: Also adapt headings in this section Contets according to document „Wissenschaftliche(s) Arbeiten – Leitfaden zur

Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten“ The before explained fundamentals and basics are to be used for the problem

solving of the topic of the thesis. It is required to create a detailed explantion for third parties which can be

comprehended comprehensive part of the thesis.

3.1 Existing Solutions for the ProblemExample for the creation of tables:

Standard ISO 9000:2005 EFQM-Modell

Fundamental Character Set of rules Approach and Evaluation Model

Scope of requirements Mindestanforderungen Rahmen für freie GestaltungOrientation Improvement oriented Performance oriented

View of the process

Definiert vier essentielle Prozesskategorien und das Zusammenwirken von Verantwortung der Leitung, Produktrealisierung, Messen, Analysieren und Verbesserung sowie Managen der Ressourcen.

Dokumentation und Nachweis des „Lebens“ von Prozessen.

Orientiert sich an der Art und Weise des Managens der Prozesse.

Legt Wert auf systematisches Verbessern der Prozesse.

Ein Teilkriterium efaßt sich mit dem Management der Prozesse.

Satisfaction analysis Demanding – e.g. Customer satisfaction

Numerous satisfaction analysis required

Requirement registration Involvement of customers required

Involvement of all partners of interest

Internal Assessment Internal Audits Self-evaluation

External Assessment Certification Audit Assessment inside the framework of a quality award

Formal Confirmation Certificate Winning of the Award, Winner, Finalist

Implementation Entry to further development and continous improvement

Comprehensive advancement/ further development

Constant Improvement Every 3 years after re-certification

No formal guidelines – system inherent

Table 1: Overview of comparison ISO-EFQM

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3.2 Similar Solutions to the Problem Example for the labeling of figures

Figure 1: Revenue and Umsatz and Earnings Trend in the Lifecycle

3.3 Other relevant publications pertaining to the problemExample for the labeling of formulas

Efficiency = Achievement (Output, Performance ) [€]Cost of Resources [€]

Equation 1: Efficiency

Comment: A label is generated in Word through

o Right mouse click on Image/ Formula etc.o Insert labelo Choose Objecto Insert label

(As such it is only necessary to update the directorys in order to visualize all entrys)

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4 Used Methods

4.1 Method Description Method 1 (e.g. Lean Management - 5S)

4.2 Method Description Method 2 (e.g. Innovation Management – Open Innovation)

List of Abbreviations 14

5 Realization / Implementation (or practical part in Company/ Pilot Factory)

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6 Evaluation / Results

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Comment: Description of results of the thesis Mention results of particular importance. This part shows third parties the output of your work during your research. Adapt Heading according to title accordingly

6.1 Results of the applied methods

6.2 Results in Relation to the Problem

6.3 Results in relation the Research Question

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7 Discussion and Outlook

Text

Comment: Consequences of the work, interesting observations and results that however

do not concern the research done in this publication and or the research question

Critical appraisal of your own work (per problem definition/ statement, this section can be summarized in the

section of „Evaluation / Results“

7.1 Discussion of the Results

7.2 Constraints of the Approaches and Results

7.3 Further possible Steps towards advancement / further development

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8 Other chapters

8.1 Chapter title

8.1.1 Sub title

8.1.2 Sub title

8.1.3 Sub title

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9 List of references / Bibliography

Last name, First name (abbreviated): Title of literature, Subtitle, Print, Publisher, City, Year

Comment: All(!) used references have to be listed here (Books, Articles, etc.) Should there be references that are additionally worthy to be mentioned but

not included in the thesis (or various sources such as journals and books), then the bibliography has to be split up in,

7.1 Cited Literature and7.2 Further Literature

Information on how to cite the sources correctly should please be taken from the document „Wissenschaftliche(s) Arbeiten – Leitfaden zur Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten“

The bibliography as well as the automatic linking to footnotes can be managed in Word, however we do not provide explicit instructions on how to use it because of the extensive effore required to do so.

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10 List of figures

Figure 1: Revenue and Umsatz and Earnings Trend in the Lifecycle..........................7

Comment: In order to minimize workload one can generate an automatic list of figures, as

long as they have been generated along the aforementioned guidelines.

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11 Formula directory

Equation 1: Efficiency..................................................................................................7

Comment: In order to minimize workload one can generate an automatic list of figures, as

long as they have been generated along the aforementioned guidelines.

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12 List of Tables

Table 1: Overview of comparison ISO-EFQM..............................................................6

Anmerkung: In order to minimize workload one can generate an automatic list of figures, as

long as they have been generated along the aforementioned guidelines.

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13 List of Abbreviations

e.g. Exempli gratiai.e. Id est € EuroEFQM European Foundation for Quality Managementetc. et ceterah Hour ISO International Organization for Standardizationmax. maximum

Comment: All (!) used abbreviations in the thesis must be listed here.

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14 Appendix

Comment: Listing of supplementary documents, images, interviews, etc. that were used

but exceed the framework of this thesis. E.g. multiple similar process are documented, however in the text there is only

process that has been documented and described.

14.1 Optional: If Appendix has to be structured