Manufacturing Made Smarter Network+ (MMSN+)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: WMG
Abstract
The aim of the ISCF Manufacturing Made Smarter (MMS) Challenge is to help UK manufacturing become more productive and competitive through the innovation and diffusion of industrial digital technology (IDT). Whilst technology is an important element, there are other contributing factors. We seek to identify and address these important aspects, particularly those from the economic and social sciences (ESS) through the creation of MMS Network+. This network will be led by Co-Directors (Co-D) Prof. Jan Godsell, University of Warwick and Prof. Jill MacBryde, University of Strathclyde. They will be champions for the ESS in the MMS Challenge.
Our long-term vision for the MMSN+ is to build a strong, vibrant, interdisciplinary community to support the MMS Challenge. Collaborative working, new challenges and contexts will open up avenues for world leading research. Looking forward, our aspirations for the MMSN+ is a community, with clear added-value for all, where stakeholder groups want to engage and be part of the MMSN+. We will encourage diversity and inclusivity. Diversity of thought will bring benefits of multiple perspectives. Inclusivity (at our core), will help us to embrace and collaborate with existing research groupings, rather than compete with them. Participation will be based on expertise, not status, and we will seek to develop people at all stages of their careers. Our vision of success would be that the MMSN+ is seen as a partner of choice - easy to work with, welcoming, and professional. Ultimately, we would like to be seen as a one-stop shop that curates existing & emerging knowledge and capabilities (research and education) and showcases leading practice. An example of successful interdisciplinary working, to which other nations aspire.
The Co-D will start building the foundations on March 1st 2021. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the core of the MMSN+. During this period, the Co-Ds will use a stakeholder mapping exercise, to help identify the full range of diverse voices that could inform the MMS Challenge. Based with this knowledge they will then use a series of workshops, on-line 'story gathering' and expert interviews to help to inform how the ESS can most effectively inform the MMS Challenge. This will also include an international comparators study.
They will also seek advice on the most effective way to structure the MMSN+, by learning from the experiences of other research networks both in the UK and beyond. The Co-Ds to consider how the network can be structured to encourage inclusivity and maximise impact.
This first phase draws to a close at the end of July 2021. There will be webinars to share the results of the 'story mapping' and international comparator studies. There will be a report and website launch too. The final drafting and submission of the MMSN+ proposal, draws together all the insights from the previous 5 months marks the end of this phase. The MMSN+ proposal will be reviewed and launched in October 2021.
Creating impact is at the core of the MMSN+. Resources will be available to the network to support more creative and impactful opportunities for dissemination and engagement. Beneficiaries from the first 5 months include the MMS Challenge owners, who will benefit from an evidence based view of the role that the ESS can play in supporting the Challenge. Manufacturers who will benefit from insights, into the way that the ESS can support the successful adoption of IDTs within their businesses. Policy makers wo will benefit from a more holistic view of the policy levers that may be able to support UK manufacturers to more successfully adopt IDT. Economic and social scientists who will benefit from the creation of an inclusive community, that embraces diversity, and finds innovative ways to inspire cross-disciplinary investigation. Finally, technology providers who will benefit from the connection and improved access to manufacturers
Our long-term vision for the MMSN+ is to build a strong, vibrant, interdisciplinary community to support the MMS Challenge. Collaborative working, new challenges and contexts will open up avenues for world leading research. Looking forward, our aspirations for the MMSN+ is a community, with clear added-value for all, where stakeholder groups want to engage and be part of the MMSN+. We will encourage diversity and inclusivity. Diversity of thought will bring benefits of multiple perspectives. Inclusivity (at our core), will help us to embrace and collaborate with existing research groupings, rather than compete with them. Participation will be based on expertise, not status, and we will seek to develop people at all stages of their careers. Our vision of success would be that the MMSN+ is seen as a partner of choice - easy to work with, welcoming, and professional. Ultimately, we would like to be seen as a one-stop shop that curates existing & emerging knowledge and capabilities (research and education) and showcases leading practice. An example of successful interdisciplinary working, to which other nations aspire.
The Co-D will start building the foundations on March 1st 2021. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the core of the MMSN+. During this period, the Co-Ds will use a stakeholder mapping exercise, to help identify the full range of diverse voices that could inform the MMS Challenge. Based with this knowledge they will then use a series of workshops, on-line 'story gathering' and expert interviews to help to inform how the ESS can most effectively inform the MMS Challenge. This will also include an international comparators study.
They will also seek advice on the most effective way to structure the MMSN+, by learning from the experiences of other research networks both in the UK and beyond. The Co-Ds to consider how the network can be structured to encourage inclusivity and maximise impact.
This first phase draws to a close at the end of July 2021. There will be webinars to share the results of the 'story mapping' and international comparator studies. There will be a report and website launch too. The final drafting and submission of the MMSN+ proposal, draws together all the insights from the previous 5 months marks the end of this phase. The MMSN+ proposal will be reviewed and launched in October 2021.
Creating impact is at the core of the MMSN+. Resources will be available to the network to support more creative and impactful opportunities for dissemination and engagement. Beneficiaries from the first 5 months include the MMS Challenge owners, who will benefit from an evidence based view of the role that the ESS can play in supporting the Challenge. Manufacturers who will benefit from insights, into the way that the ESS can support the successful adoption of IDTs within their businesses. Policy makers wo will benefit from a more holistic view of the policy levers that may be able to support UK manufacturers to more successfully adopt IDT. Economic and social scientists who will benefit from the creation of an inclusive community, that embraces diversity, and finds innovative ways to inspire cross-disciplinary investigation. Finally, technology providers who will benefit from the connection and improved access to manufacturers
Organisations
- University of Warwick (Lead Research Organisation)
- Make UK (Collaboration)
- HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT (Project Partner)
- Innovation Caucus (Project Partner)
- Tata Consumer Products Ltd (Project Partner)
- Technology Strategy Board (Innovate UK) (Project Partner)
- National Manufacturing Inst Scotland (Project Partner)
- MakeUK (Project Partner)
Publications
Title | Insights from History - video |
Description | "Insights from History" - video introduction (Systematic Review funded by InterAct) (December 2022) Dr. Ahmad Beltagui, Dr. Brian Sudlow of Aston University Dr. Miying Yang and Glen Jonata.of Cranfield University, and Qinglan Liu of Exeter University. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | The video as an output has been added to the impact plan for this project. The video is available on the InterAct website and there has been much interest from the InterAct network. |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/2022/12/12/insights-from-history-video-introduction/ |
Title | Insights from History: technological change in the mining industry - animated explainer (video) |
Description | 'Insights from History' : technological change in the mining industry - animated explainer (video) (December 2022) (Systematic Review funded by InterAct). By Dr. Ahmad Beltagui, Dr. Brian Sudlow of Aston University Dr. Miying Yang and Glen Jonata.of Cranfield University, and Qinglan Liu of Exeter University. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | This animated explainer has been added as an output to the impact map for the project. The video is available on the Resources section of the InterAct website, and there has been much interest. |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/2022/12/12/actionable-insights-from-the-past-what-can-we-learn-from-history... |
Title | InterAct Network - Storytelling Fellowship Programme Story Series |
Description | A series of videos developed by participants of the InterAct Storytelling Fellowship Programme. 'Technology is great' - Ahmad Beltagui 'A family business, a family story' - Allan Discua Cruz 'A Butterfly Dream' - Yang Lu 'Challenging Thoughts' - Amy Ayling 'Digital Dinosaurs' - Susan Lattanzio 'Supplying Information' - Claire Palmer |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | Some of the videos were screened at an evening event following the InterAct Annual Conference on 3rd October 2022. Feedback received following the event was very positive and there has been much interest. Three further cohorts have since participated on the Storytelling Fellowship Programme. |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/2023/02/15/storytelling-fellowship-videos/ |
Title | Making investments into digitalisation: the manufacturer's perspective - animated (video) explainer |
Description | 'Making investments into digitalisation: the manufacturer's perspective' - animated (video) explainer (December 2022) (Systematic Review funded by InterAct). By Dr Andreas Schroeder, Dr Yang Zhao and Dr Daniel Andrews of Aston University. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Impact | The explainer video has been added to the impact plan for this project. The video is available in the Resources section of the InterAct website, and there has been much interest. |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/2022/12/12/making-investments-into-digitalisation-the-manufacturers-perspec... |
Description | An understanding of the landscape for Made Smarter investments and where social scientists can positively contribute to the landscape An understanding of the social science domains that have historically informed the digitisation of manufacturing Report from the Nudgeathon that provides practical insights for increasing the involvement of social scientists in a manufacturing context |
Exploitation Route | Through the follow on interact project e.g. Manufacturers can assess the insights Social scientists can apply for funding |
Sectors | Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/ |
Description | Interact has funded over 30 different activities, the findings have been used in a variety of different ways. The findings from a small project at Aston looking at EV manufacturing led to a citation in a government policy document. The work led by Strathclyde looking at the Future of Work has been used to develop blog posts, run workshops and has been the focus of a number of keynote speeches at a range of industry facing conferences. The Future of Manufacturing Ecosystem work stream has developed a methodology for helping manufacturing ecosystems to create the future that they want in 2040. This has been developed through a series of sector specific workshops looking at EV, furniture, apparel and more general future of manufacturing workshops. This has led to follow on requests by specific organisations to use this approach in the development ion their strategy. It is also being used in the Midlands Engine to support regional 2040 ecosystem maps for food and med tech. The Future of the Economy work stream has been developing an app that helps regions to understand their innovation landscape. This has been trialled in SouthYorkshire and is to be expanded to rest of England. It is a powerful tool in supporting regional governments in their decision making. |
First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
Sector | Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
Description | Contribution to BEIS paper on Supply Chain Resilience |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Description | Made Smarter Network + |
Amount | £3,824,553 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ES/W007231/1 |
Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2021 |
End | 12/2024 |
Description | Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems - Established Partnership with MakeUK |
Organisation | Make UK |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems - Established Partnerships with MakeUK, Feb 2022 - Regional Study - 'The Midlands as a Factory'. |
Collaborator Contribution | Supporting the Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems Regional Study - 'The Midlands as a Factory'. |
Impact | A scenario booklet has been developed. This is currently awaiting authorship. |
Start Year | 2022 |
Description | 'Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' Launch Webinar. Launch in collaboration with Make UK and Midlands Engine. 26th May 2022. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | This webinar examined the results of a survey of manufacturing firms in the Midlands region and launching the 'Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' project. This is a joint programme between the InterAct Network led by Professor Jan Godsell (Dean of the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University), Make UK (represented by Charlotte Horobin) and Midlands Engine (Delma Dwight). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | 2023 Webinar Behaviour change in manufacturing in pursuit of sustainability, Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). ~120 business attendees. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Webinar for KTN talking about behaviour change in manufacturing. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/behaviour-change-for-manufacturing-talent-and-business-sustainability/ |
Description | Adoption of Digital Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | An 'Adoption of Digital Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing, workshop held on 20 July 2022 at Cranfield University. A workshop to disseminate research findings on the topic as well as exploring the following two themes: Theme 1: How to use digital technologies for sustainable manufacturing? Theme 2: How can manufacturers adopt digital technologies successfully? The workshop was supported by ESRC-InterAct, Royal Society and ESRC-IRC DEX network. Jill MacBryde - Key note speaker - 'InterAct - the human side of Made Smarter'. Keynote speakers - Dr Ahmad Beltagui, Aston University, Dr Miying Yang, Cranfield University, and Dr Brian Sudlow, Aston University 'The adoption of disruptive digital technologies in UK manufacturing: learning from histories' - an InterAct Systematic Review project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Chaired session 'Future of Global Manufacturing Ecosystems' at 2022 World P&OM online Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Wanrong Zhang of InterAct - chaired the session 'Future of Global Manufacturing Ecosystems' on behalf of Jan Godsell in the 2022 World P&OM online Conference. (25 August 2022). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Cranfield event on Digital and Sustainable Supply Chains "The adoption of digital technologies for sustainable manufacturing" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | One day event discussing the impact of digital technologies on manufacturing sustainability. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/events/the-adoption-of-digital-technologies-for-sustainable-manufact... |
Description | Creating the Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem We Want |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Jan Godsell - Speaker - 'Creating the Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem We Want'. Made Smarter Innovation Theatre, Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. (16 November 2022). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Digital Future of Manufacturing Ecosystems' Discovery Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The 'Digital Future of Manufacturing Ecosystems' Discovery Day was held at Siemens, Congleton on 7 July 2022, to coincide with National Manufacturing Day. Attendees were from across the academic, manufacturing and digital technology sectors. The purpose of the event was to present the innovative research work in regards to supply chains and digitalisation in the manufacturing environment. Participants were then encouraged to discuss the importance of incorporating new research in industry, developing new ideas and building mutually beneficial relationships. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Future of Work - Consultation Webinar (10 October 2022). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On-line session hosted by the InterAct Team at Strathclyde University Business School on the following: The pace of technological change raises many interesting questions for academics, policy makers and employers: How can the sector prepare people to work alongside new technologies, robots, and co-bots? What are the essential skills for future manufacturing workplaces and how can we enable these through training and education? How can advanced technologies help generate and embed new ways of working by opening up career opportunities for otherwise hard-to-reach groups such as women, minorities, older workers and disabled people? An open discussion followed which provided some interesting points to support our understanding of perceptions of manufacturing work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Innovating Profitable Manufacturing Supply Chains with Resilience - webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Webinar - 25 October 2022. InterAct Co-director Janet Godsell, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy at Loughborough University, and John Burdett, previously Supply Chain Director at Tata Global Beverages. About how: Supply Chains can flex their supply without adding costs by increasing insight into supply capability. Businesses can leverage flexibility through suppliers and partners. Better use of data can create more adaptive Supply Chain Planning through more Intelligent Planning decisions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Insights From History On The New Industrial Revolution |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'Insights From History On The New Industrial Revolution' Aston University, Birmingham and online (8 November 2022). The event is part of an interdisciplinary research project funded by ESRC under the Made Smarter InterAct Network. This hybrid event presented perspectives from industry, policy and academia on the current industrial challenges. It was an opportunity to reflect and learn how historical cases can help achieve success with digital transformation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | InterAct Annual Conference 2022 'Creating the digital manufacturing future we want'. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The conference was held on 3rd October 2022 at The IET, Savoy Place, London. The conference provided a roster of world-leading speakers, who shared unique insights and perspectives on their areas of expertise in relation to the theme of 'Creating the digital manufacturing future we want'. Our speakers were drawn from a wide range of backgrounds across industry, policy, think-tanks, and academia. Together they represent a diverse collection of voices that we want to draw into the wider conversation about what it will take to build a future that delivers for everyone. The keynotes were followed by a Storytelling and critical question formulation workshop, a 'Critical questions' panel debate, closing comments and then a Storytelling Programme video screening. All 12 conference speaker recordings and our afternoon workshop sessions have now been made available through the InterAct YouTube channel. Feedback on the sessions was gathered on Vevox. All comments were positive and constructive, and any recommendations would be taken on board for the 2023 conference. As a result of the conference, the InterAct Network has grown considerably. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://interact-hub.org/2023/01/04/interact-conference-2022/ |
Description | InterAct co-hosted international webinar - Navigating uncertainty: How HRM dynamic capabilities contribute to organisational well-being and performance |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | An InterAct co-hosted international webinar with colleagues at the ESRC PrOPEL Hub with keynote speakers Dr Paula Apascaritei and Professor Marta Elvira of IESE Business School, Madrid. (5 May 2022). Dr Apascaritei and Professor Elvira shared their research on what 'HRM dynamic capabilities' might look like in innovative businesses. First, their research points to the need for an HR function that supports 'knowledge-building' within and across teams, for example though the creation of real and virtual spaces for employees and managers to collaborate and learn together. Second, they pointed to value of 'socially integrative' HR practices, noting the importance of supporting people in different roles to build relationships with colleagues, customers and partners. Lastly, Dr Apascaritei and Professor Elvira pointed to the value of HRM that supports 'reconfiguring' capabilities, with an emphasis on cross-skilling and flexible working practices that fit with the innovation priorities of businesses, including in digital manufacturing. Much of this discussion chimed with ongoing research being conducted by the 'Future of Work' team at InterAct. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | InterAct webinar - 'How to write better grant applications' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This session, led by InterAct Co-director Professor Jan Godsell and featuring successful InterAct grant applicant Dr. Andreas Schroeder examines examples of successful applications, developing opportunities for networking/feedback, and through sharing our knowledge of navigating the administrative processes associated with funding calls. Following this event, InterAct has received applications for the Commissioned Research funding calls from a broader range of research organisations. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | InterAct with AI: Effective AI use in Industry - webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'InterAct with AI: Effective AI use in Industry (23rd November 2022). Presented by InterAct. A webinar to hear from four speakers addressing the following topics surrounding AI: Developing human efficiency through better collaboration with AI - Dr Viktor Dörfler, University of Strathclyde. The use of AI in product design: an automotive perspective - Professor Gary Page, Loughborough University. AI and procurement - Joel Walker, COO of The Knowledge Group. Responsible AI considerations in manufacturing, operations and supply chains - Sue Williams, Managing Director of Hexagon. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Jill MacBryde - Keynote presentation at CADE 2022 : Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A keynote presentation online by Professor Jill MacBryde at CADE 2022 : Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy Conference on the InterAct 'Future of Manufacturing Work' core research programme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | KTN Webinar Series: Introducing the Research Centres & Innovation Hubs: InterAct. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | As part of the 'Making Manufacturing Smarter Webinar Series', this webinar presented the findings of the research and outlined how future research could support UK manufacturers with their digital investment challenges, as well as showcase the work being undertaken to bring historical technology adoption stories to life, to help address the human side of digitalisation. Webinar - 25 October 2022. As part of the InterAct network, an interdisciplinary team from Aston and Cranfield Universities had reviewed historical cases of industrial transitions. By identifying cases related to mechanisation, electrification and computerisation, the aim is to support the successful adoption of industrial digital technology for the digitalisation of manufacturing. Simultaneously, another team from Aston University used a systematic literature review method to identify the range of technological, organisational, and social barriers that inhibit effective digital investments and how manufacturers should overcome these. The webinar presented the findings of the research and outline how future research could support UK manufacturers with their digital investment challenges, as well as showcase the work undertaken to bring historical technology adoption stories to life, to help address the human side of digitalisation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/introducing-the-research-centres-innovation-hubs-interact |
Description | Mach 2023 MTC conference invited speaker and panelist |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | This event at MTC had 100+ people in person and 400 people online. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://nmsummit.co.uk/sessions-2023/ |
Description | Manufacturing & Engineering Week - invited speaker and panel chair, Birmingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Chaired a panel discussion on women in manufacturing. This received a good bit of media attention and follow up events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-at-digital-manufacturing-week-2022/ |
Description | Manufacturing Made Smarter Network + - Townhall events |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 2 Town Hall events to attract a broad range of social scientists, policy makers, manufacturers and industrial digital technology providers to explain the objectives of the Made Smarter Network+ and encourage their engagement in the design. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Moving Towards the Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'Moving Towards the Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' Multi-Stakeholder Co-Design Workshops - Liverpool (pilot) (17 November 2022). Led by Dr Wanrong Zhang. A pilot co-design workshop to support InterAct - Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems - Scenario Development. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Multi-Stakeholder Design Workshops |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshops with a broad range of social scientists, policy makers, manufacturers and industrial digital technology providers to design the key activities and themes of the Made Smarter N+. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Nudgeathon |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Nudgeathon used the science of 'nudge' in a hackathon format to address 3 key challenges that social scientists face when conducting research in a manufacturing context. Insights were shared in a report and also informed the design of the resultant Made Smarter N+ proposal. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | People as route to competitive advantage in a digital manufacturing future - webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Jill MacBryde - 'People as route to competitive advantage in a digital manufacturing future' webinar. 25 January 2023. Digit Lab Seminar. To outline opportunities to engage with InterAct - whether you are an academic, policy maker, or a practitioner from manufacturing or a developer of digital technologies. The talk focused on how we can ensure that we are thinking abut people as we build a strong manufacturing future in a digital environment. The webinar touched on important questions such as: What will a digital manufacturing workplace look like? How can the manufacturing sector prepare people to work alongside new technologies, robots, and co-bots? What are the essential skills for future manufacturing workplaces and how can we enable these through training and education? How can advanced technologies help generate and embed new ways of working by opening up career opportunities for otherwise hard-to-reach groups such as women, minorities, older workers and disabled people? |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Presentation 'Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' at 'Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Wanrong Zhang from InterAct gave a presentation on her Core Research theme 'Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' at 'Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium', Cambridge UK (23 September 2022). This annual symposium provides an opportunity to hear from world-leading business figures and thinkers on the challenges facing modern manufacturing. The event brings together senior industrialists and leading academics to share approaches and experiences in this strategic domain. The activity informed the audience of future research activities and support required from industrialists, IDT providers etc for co-design workshops. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation at SDM 2022 9th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | SDM-22, the ninth International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing took place in Split, Croatia as a hybrid conference. The event attracted over 100 participants in person from around 20 countries. The conference included three days of scientific sessions with 8 expertly curated invited sessions. The conference consisted of keynote talks, oral presentations, invited sessions and workshops. It covered the theory and applications of sustainable design and manufacturing, and related areas, whilst providing an excellent platform for the presentation and discussion of new data and concepts, leading to knowledge exchange and the generation of new ideas. Professor Jill MacBryde was invited chair of the session titled 'Manufacturing sustainability through digital technology, people and policy'. The session focus - In a world faced with the looming threat of climate change, the InterAct Network will also support UK manufacturing's efforts to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Whilst technology is important, there are many social and economic factors that will be hugely influential in achieving these aims. This session focused on how we can improve manufacturing sustainability using digital technology and in particular the role of people and policy. We will also discussed the impact on people and communities. In the session titled 'Lean Practices for Sustainable Process-product Design and Management in the Industry 4.0 era' Dr Ahmad Beltagui, Dr Brian Sudlow, Dr Miying Yang, Ms Qinglan Liu, Mr Glen Jonata presented their paper 'Learning from histories: a systematic review of historical industrial transitions' - a project funded by the InterAct Commissioned Research programme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Professor Jan Godsell presented at Engineering SC Show - Mach 2022. NEC, Birmingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Keynote titled 'Breaking the Chain: The Future Manufacturing Ecosystem'. Professor Jan Godsell, shared her thoughts on how supply chain innovation could help businesses to 'build back better' in the wake of COVID. This talk encompassed the creation of new business models, that decouple consumption from production, the need to break the traditional linear view of supply chains, keeping products in their highest value state, and reuse, repair, and remanufacturing. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Towards the Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Towards the Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems: Co-design Workshop. Multi-Stakeholder Co-Design Workshops - Burleigh Court Hotel, Loughborough University, Loughborough (14 February 2023). The purpose of this workshop is to bring manufacturing firms, policymakers, digital technology providers together with the InterAct 'Future of Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems' team to co-design the digital roadmaps that enable the UK manufacturing industry to achieve improved productivity, sustainability, resilience, and wellbeing by 2040. Outcome: Gained a much better understanding of how the digital technologies could support UK manufacturing moving towards the following scenarios: Scenario 1 - Productivity Powerhouse Scenario 2 - Flexibility as the Standard Scenario 3 - Sustainability Champion Scenario 4 - Happy and Sustainable Workforce |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Validation workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The proposal for the core themes, structure and funding for the Made Smarter Network + were presented with interactive activities to validate. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Webinar for Digit Lab - Change through People |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Introducing InterAct and its work to the Digit Lab community |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://digit.ac.uk/seminar/people-as-a-route-to-competitive-advantage-in-a-digital-manufacturing-fu... |
Description | Women in digital manufacturing: discussion panel and networking |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Jill MacBryde - Speaker - Women in digital manufacturing: discussion panel. (16 November 2022). Made Smarter Theatre, Digital Manufacturing Week, Liverpool. An activity to support the InterAct Future of Manufacturing Work core research theme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |