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Several long term trends have been identified by academic and business leaders in the IMST Professional Seminar subject “Manufacturing Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” Common among all of these is the ever increasing speed of the market, and the continuing dis-integration of businesses, in order to minimize the inertia of a given organization. This combines with product and performance trends that suggest a fundamental research focus on nano-scale manufacturing, both for small products (such as MEMS)and for greater precision of all products. It also drives the need for less capital-intensive methods of manufacturing. The new pace and organisational structure also drive fundamental problems in manufacturing systems that require better modeling and control of highly interconnected factories, enterprises and supply networks. There is clearly a need for better tools for design and operation of the Next Generation Manufacturing Enterprise in a highly interconnected global environment.
It is clear from the above that present day companies are faced with many challenges. The SMA IMST programme was thus designed, not only to equip candidates with the necessary fundamental knowledge in these important diverse areas, but also to help them develop a strategic and global perspective of manufacturing. The business and technoprenuership aspects are covered through Pro-seminars given by prominent people from both industry and academia. Knowledge synthesis and teamwork with a practical bent is achieved through the design projects and the company sponsored Theme Projects. The programme aims to produce graduates who can be leaders and drivers in manufacturing. Research in the above areas are being pursued.
Research papers for 2002 in SMA's Innovation in Manufacturing Systems
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