Innovative Production Machines and Systems Conference - Collaborative Manufacturing

ATTENTION : Papers with issues raised and not addressed satisfactorily may not be published.

kwng — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:41 +0100

Thank you for participating in IPROMS 2006. Though the conference has ended, authors are still requested to upload their presentations if they have not done so.

The website will be kept open for a while in the current form for people to view and download papers (we expect more than 180,000 visits to this website between now and IPROMS 2007).

Welcome to IPROMS 2006 Collaborative and Responsive Manufacturing Session

kwng — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:36:47 +0100

Dear participants,

Welcome to IPROMS 2006 Collaborative and Responsive Manufacturing Session.

I am Kok Weng, Ng and I will be co-chairing the Session. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome your participation in this conference.

Raise of issues

kwng — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:58:06 +0100

All authors of collaborative session are encouraged to raise issues related to
their papers to start a fruitful discussion on the topic.

Thank you.

Reminder to authors on video presentation

kwng — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:21:00 +0100

As the co-chairman of this session, I strongly encourage the authors to submit their video presentation for their papers as soon as possible as there will be a prize of EURO 300 for the best video presentation.

The alignment of collaboration and the importance of integrated performance measurement

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:17:16 +0100

Authors : M. Sarana and R. J. Mason

Keywords : Collaboration, Performance Measurement, Alignment, Supply Chain Management

European Funding to help SMEs improve using six sigma

tony fouweather — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:11:07 +0100

Authors : Tony Fouweather, Shirley Coleman and Andrew Thomas

This paper shows how SMEs were able to improve key processes by using the six sigma approach during a training programme organised by ISRU and partly funded by the European Social Fund. Six sigma training can be of great benefit as it gives opportunities for any company to become more efficient and competitive. The cost of this training is often too much for SMEs however, leaving them at a severe disadvantage to their larger competitors. ISRU were able to address this problem directly by offering hugely discounted six sigma training to local SMEs.

The Cultural and Trust Aspects of Collaborative Supply Chains

kwng — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:03:14 +0100

Author : Gilbert Aryee

Keywords : Trust, Collaboration, Organisational theory, Empirical research

A review of the literature on inter-organisational relationships is undertaken with the issue of trust and organisational culture setting the boundaries to this inquiry. The reason why business relationships or alliances are formed are first put forward in the shape of forms of collaboration. Theories on intercompany relationships are examined to see which ones deal with trusts and culture and their associated elements.

Collaborative research on new manufacturing technologies organization: The case of the region of the Basque Country

norberto — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:59:39 +0100

X. Maidagan
N. Ortega
L.N. López de Lacalle
A. Lamikiz
J.A. Sánchez

Keywords : cooperative research, manufacturing technologies