Assessment
& Research Studies, Research Policies & Programmes
1989: UK
Department of Trade and Industry
- A Study of Human Factors Research in Advanced Manufacturing.
1990: CEC
MONITOR/FAST Programme
- Identification of Future Research Priorities in the Area
of Organization and People Within the Esprit-CIM and Brite-Euram
Programmes.
1991: Public
Dissemination - Research
Policy Review Paper Published in the International Journal of
Human Factors in Manufacturing (Vol 1 (3) 257-279(July 1991)).
1993: Public
Dissemination - Results
of a Study of Economic, Social and Technological Trends That
May Affect CIM, Descriptions of Currently Dominant Concepts That
are at the End of Their Useful Life, as well as New and Emerging
Concepts and Paradigms. Published in Realising CIMs Industrial
Potential (38-47), IOS Press Amsterdam.
1994: Public
Dissemination - Position
Paper on the Industrial and Research Needs Concerning Technology,
Organization and People Integration Published in the International
Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing (Vol 4 (1) 1-19
(1994)).
21st Century
Enterprise Strategy
1994: Development
and Public Dissemination of New Concepts - Agile Manufacturing: Forging New Frontiers,
Published by Addison-Wesley.
1995: Development
and Public Dissemination of New Concepts - Agile Corporations: Business Enterprises
in the 21st Century (An Executive Guide) Published by Cheshire
Henbury.
1997: Development
and Public Dissemination of New Concepts - Revolutionising New Product Development:
A Blueprint for Success in the Global Automotive Industry,
Published by Financial Times Management Reports.
1997: Development
and Public Dissemination of New Concepts - Rapid Prototyping for Competitive Advantage:
Technologies, Applications and Implementation for Market Success,
Published by Cheshire Henbury.
Major Collaborative
Research Projects
1991-94:
Subcontractor in Brite-Euram Project 3302 - Decision Support Systems for Production Island
Based CIM in SMEs.
1991-92:
Co-ordinating Partner in Esprit-CIM Project 5603 - Joint Technical and Organisational
Design of CIM Systems for SME's.
1992-93:
Partner in UK Department of Trade & Industry Project - Intelligent Management of Change
in Manufacturing.
1992-95:
Partner in Esprit-CIM Project 6922
- Computer Integrated Product Costing System.
1994-96:
Partner in EUREKA Project 1173
- HITOP Development.
1997-1998:
Partner in Esprit-OMI Project 26390
- Provision of OMI Information Service.
1998-2000:
Partner in Esprit-OMI Project 28638
- EMMSEC.
1998-2000:
Subcontractor in Esprit-OMI Project 29592 - European Electronics Leisure Industry Working
Group.
2000-2002:
Partner in IST Project 11922
- Consultative
Actions for Constituency Building.
External Support
Services for Research Programmes
1994: CEC
CRAFT and Feasibility Awards Schemes
- Evaluation of Research Proposals.
1994-96:
UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council - External Reviewer for Research Project
"A Primary Investigation into the Structure of Object-oriented
CAMSD Decision Support Framework".
1995-97:
UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council - External Reviewer for Research Project
"Concurrent Engineering: Evaluation, Establishment and Improvement".
1995: CEC
SMT Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
1995: CEC
Brite-Euram Programme -
Evaluation of Research Proposals.
1996: CEC
Brite-Euram Programme -
Evaluation of Research Proposals.
1997: CEC
SMT Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
1997a: CEC
IMS Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
1997b: CEC
IMS Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
1998: CEC
IMS Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
1998: CEC
Esprit IiM Programme -
Evaluation of Research Proposals.
2001: CEC
IMS Programme - Evaluation
of Research Proposals.
Dissemination
& Awareness Activities
1989: Organization
of an ESPRIT CIM-Europe Workshop
in Germany on "Human
Centred CIM".
1989: Evaluation
of an International Labour Office Report on
"Computer Integrated Manufacturing: The Social Dimension".
1990: Preparation
of a Brochure for the UK Department of Trade and Industry entitled "Getting to
Grips with BRITE-EURAM: A Manager's Guide to a Successful Project".
1990: Preparation
of a Brochure for the UK Department of Trade and Industry entitled "BRITE-EURAM
- What are the Benefits? Some Participants' Experiences".
1991: Preparation
of an Executive Guide for the UK Department of Trade and Industry entitled "Organization, People
and Technology".
1991: Preparation
of a Brochure for the UK Department of Trade and Industry Research
Programme entitled
"Manufacturing Organization, People and Systems".
1994: Organization
in the UK of the "Fourth
International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing
and Hybrid Automation".
1994: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "Advances in Agile Manufacturing: Integrating
Technology Organization and People", through IOS Press
in Amsterdam (Co-edited by Waldemar Karwowski).
1997: Organization
in Italy of the "Seventh
EMMSEC Conference" .
1997: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "Advances in Information Technologies: The Business
Challenge", through IOS Press in Amsterdam.
1998: Organization
in UK of the "G8
Global Marketplace for SMEs Conference Electronic Commerce: Opening
up New Opportunities for Business".
1998: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "Electronic Commerce: Opening up New Opportunities
for Business", published by Cheshire Henbury.
1998: Organization
in France of the "Eighth
EMMSEC Conference".
1998: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "Technologies for the Information Society: Developments
and Opportunities", through IOS Press in Amsterdam.
1999: Organization
in Sweden of the "Ninth
EMMSEC Conference" .
1999: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "Business and Work in the Information Society:
New Technologies and Applications", through IOS Press
in Amsterdam.
2000: Organization
in Spain of the "First
eBusiness and eWork Conference".
2000: Publication
of Edited Conference Proceedings
entitled "E-business: Key Issues, Applications and Technologies",
through IOS Press in Amsterdam.
2001: Organization
in Italy of the "Second
eBusiness and eWork Conference".
Product Development
and Marketing
1993-onwards: Introduction of HITOP and its
Further Development - A Method for Managing Technical Change
and Integrating Technology, Organization and People.
1997-onwards: Research and publication of strategic
management reports. |