ISMM

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The course has a strong common core, but for the dissertation project you will be able to choose to work with the Institute for Manufacturing Research Centres:

Design management
Improving the ways in which design can be managed and exploited at product, firm and national levels.

Distributed information and automation
Intelligent automation technologies to support flexible manufacturing operations and supply networks; technologies and systems enabling automatic identification of manufactured objects throughout the supply chain.

Industry & government
Economic, technology and political trends likely to influence the business environment; understanding industrial policy and appropriate intervention mechanisms to support innovation and economic growth.

International manufacturing
Manufacturing in a global context, including international manufacturing and supply networks, supplier selection and management, global alliances and relocation of production facilities.

Production processes
Innovative production technologies with an emphasis on commercial priorities and the transfer of technology into industry.

Strategy and performance
Understanding and improving the way strategic choices are made, plans are developed and implemented, and performance is measured and achieved.

Technology management
Technology-related decisions across the spectrum of business activities; providing comprehensive support to managers, based on an integrated understanding of science, engineering and business management.