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iNet-IMS Workshop ICE2011

During the 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising held by 20-22, June 2011 in Aachen (Germany), a iNet-IMS Workshop titled “Design and Management (strategic, tactical and operational) of Non-Hierarchical Collaborative Manufacturing Networks” was organized.
iNet-IMS Workshop ICE2011

This workshop was sponsored by Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (www.ims.org). The iNet-IMS “Intelligent Non-Hierarchical Manufacturing Networks” IMS-MTP initiative (www.inet-ims.net) was created in June 2010 to foster the collaboration among 5 FP7 projects in order to define a Framework for Collaboration in Non-Hierarchical Manufacturing Network context, which extends the scope of the single projects. The workshop was supported and leaded by members of the iNet- IMS consortium belonging to the following projects:

  • Resilient Multi-Plant Networks: REMPLANET

  • Rethinking globalisation in the light of contraction and Convergence: CONVERGE

  • Innovative Networks of SMEs for Complex products Manufacturing: Net-Challenge

  • In time delivery in non-hierarchical manufacturing networks: inTime

  • Sustainable Mass Customization – Mass Customization for Sustainability: S-MC-S

During the workshop, some of the current results already achieved in the iNet-IMS FP7 Projects were presented in terms of theoretical and methodological framework improvements as well as of supporting tools development. The proposed approaches have been developed in order to be as general as possible, in order to facilitate a wide adoption by the enterprises. Nevertheless, the needs and specificities of particular sectors (textile and apparel, footwear, machinery and equipments) from which belong the companies involved in the projects are elicited and addressed. The challenges and opportunities linked to product differentiation, mass customisation and customer driven innovation were specifically addressed. The workshop provided an excellent opportunity to discuss about state of the art enhancement in the field of design and management of collaborative manufacturing networks.

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