Lean Management builds the basis for efficient production systems for many industrial companies. However, lots of potentials of Lean Management have been lifted and information and communication technologies in the context of digitalization and cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) offer new possibilities to enhance the performance of companies. Even though surveys indicate that companies recognize these potentials, especially small and medium-sized companies still face challenges in selection and implementation of suitable solutions. Thus, the research project GaProSys 4.0 aims at supporting companies with a systematic approach to combine existing structures of Lean Management with potentials of digitalization in development of a new set of methods to enhance production systems. This paper presents the approach of the research project to develop a structured set of methods and provides an example to illustrate the potentials.

精益管理为许多工业公司的高效生产系统奠定了基础。但是，精益管理的许多潜力已被释放，在数字化和网络物理生产系统（CPPS）的背景下，信息和通信技术为增强公司绩效提供了新的可能性。尽管调查表明公司意识到了这些潜力，但是尤其是中小型公司在选择和实施合适的解决方案方面仍然面临挑战。因此，研究项目GaProSys 4.0旨在为企业提供系统的方法，以将精益管理的现有结构与数字化潜力相结合，以开发一套新的方法来增强生产系统。