15th Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium

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Innovation in global manufacturing  - New models for sustainable value capture

23 - 24 September 2010, Cambridge

• Design and operation of international manufacturing value chains
• Leading-edge corporate initiatives
• Latest research findings

The 2010 Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium will focus on "innovation in global manufacturing".

It will examine how leading firms are responding to:

• Continuing financial uncertainty in world markets
• The growing involvement of multi-nationals from emerging economies
• The need for more sustainable supply chains

In particular, it will explore new business models that are evolving to tackle these challenges including more collaborative approaches to global networks.

The Symposium will also review the latest research into international trends in manufacturing and innovation. Leading international academics and practitioners drawn from the Centre for International Manufacturing’s expanding network of collaborators will offer a global perspective on how value chain models are evolving in response to global uncertainties.

Global challenges

Manufacturing industry continues to experience fundamental transformation driven by the changes in the global economy. The world economic recession is encouraging the development of new approaches, alternative business models and creative industrial solutions. Traditionally, production management, manufacturing and industrial engineering have been factory oriented disciplines. In the last 20 years, new practices have emerged as international manufacturing networks and supply chains have grown in complexity, requiring much higher levels of inter-firm cooperation and coordination.

New approaches

Academics, policy makers and industrial practitioners, face a significant challenge in tackling these changes. More integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches are required to address issues that encompass a much broader view of the value chain. These approaches must also take into account dramatic advances in IT, production process technology, and sustainability concepts as well as the need to address key stakeholder concerns.