The industry is facing major challenges due to the increasing relocation of production. In order to remain competitive, many German manufacturers rely on close collaboration with partners from Europe. This cooperation is crucial in order to establish common standards for quality, sustainability and fair working conditions.

Digital solutions are needed to optimise production processes within the value creation networks. AI-supported MELLOW assistance with technologies such as activity recognition and process mining should help to detect errors at an early stage, improve product quality and relieve workers of their manual labour. However, not all challenges can be solved with the introduction of technology alone. Collaboration islands are therefore set up in MELLOW to tackle the most important issues in a dialogue between manufacturers and suppliers. The focus is set according to requirements, for example strengthening social standards, intercultural communication or efficient production processes.