Einfacharbeit in Produktion und Logistik in der digitalen Transformation

Peter Ittermann

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2023, vol. 76, issue 5, 337-345

Abstract: Contrary to a number of predictions, low-skilled work – in the sense of routine activities in manufacturing and services – is showing remarkable stability in the German economy. Despite possible digital substitution in Industry 4.0 and current challenges in the crisis, low-skilled jobs are being retained or newly created. The article takes up these developments and focuses on digitalisation dynamics and their interactions with the design of low-skilled work in production and logistics. The author points out necessary differentiations, whereby findings on supposed substitution potentials, on the digital optimisation of low-skilled work and extended possibilities of its upgrading are critically discussed. Finally, future requirements for the work-oriented design of low-skilled industrial work are formulated.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2023-5-337

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