Software in Cyber-Physical Production Systems

Challenges for implementation in the industry

Abstract

To ensure the effective and efficient operation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPSs), software plays an  increasingly important role. Tremendous progress has  been  made in recent years in the development of advanced software engineering methods. However, they do not seem to meet the current challenges of the industry, as they are not or only slowly reaching the industry. In this paper, the  challenges for software engineering in CPPSs are discussed  from the perspective of nine industry representatives from  eight European companies of different sizes. To accompany the digital transformation process for futureproof production, perspectives for research were developed from  the described challenges. The implementation of these  goals is necessary considering economic, social, and  sustainability requirements.