Digitalization Modeling of Production Processes in Paper Packaging Sector Companies

Abstract

As the production process technologies in the paper packaging industry evolve and improve, new opportunities emerge for companies in this sector to achieve greater efficiency. These include new ways to reduce employee workload, optimize business processes, ensure packaging quality, and improve maintenance procedures for production equipment, among others. Paper packaging manufacturing companies aiming to improve operational efficiency and maintain market leadership while aligning with the goals of the European industrial strategy must focus on new, rapidly developing digitalization technologies for paper packaging production and their effective implementation. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the directions of digitalization in companies' production processes in the paper packaging sector. Research methods, such as a review of scientific studies and expert evaluation (indepth interviews) in the paper packaging sector, were applied in this research. The results showed that experts are confident in the benefits of digitalizing paper packaging production equipment to enhance company efficiency. However, one of the main barriers identified is the lack of funding.