Events

Sir Alan Veale lecture: Formula 1 the Red Bull Way
15 May 2008, Warwickshire, UK
Steve Nevey Business Development Manager, Red Bull Technology
Steve will discuss the Team's history and will describe the technology that is necessary to produce a competitive race car. He will explain Red Bull's approach to Formula One and will share details of what goes into getting the Team and its entourage around the globe.

4th I*PROMS Virtual International Conference on Innovative Production Machines and Systems
1-14 July 2008
20% discount for IET Members.
IPROMS 2008 will take place on the Internet in early July. The conference covers a wide range of topics related to Innovative Production Machines and Systems such as Production Automation and Control, Intelligent Manufacturing, Reconfigurable Manufacturing, Intelligent Design Systems and Intelligent Planning and Scheduling Systems.

6th International Conference on Manufacturing Research
9-11 September 2008, Uxbridge, West London, UK
Registration open for ICMR08 hosted by Brunel University.

Cambridge Technology Management Symposium - Creating Wealth from Knowledge: Practice and Policy
25 - 26 September 2008, Cambridge, UK

IMechE TRIZ network and workshops
Interested in learning more about TRIZ?  The IMechE hosts a series of education workshops to help you learn more about this theory of problem solving.

Past presentations

Using CobIT to Ensure Compliance
View this recent presentation from Keith Copeland, Supplier Improvement Engineer, Nissan.

Past Events

Balancing the Scorecard: Effective Supply Chain Management for all Stakeholders
(Held October 2007, London, UK)
This seminar introduced the trade-off issues for supply chain managers.  View the presentations.

Sir Alfred Herbert Lecture 2007
Andy Wheatcroft of Perkins Ltd delivered the 2007 Sir Alfred Herbert Lecture. Andy shares his thoughts on Manufacturing Strategy and discusses Perkins’ highly automated cylinder head and crankshaft machining.

Events research
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Courses and studentships at Cranfield University

Cranfield University offer a number of courses and studentships that relate to Manufacturing. These include MSc Postgraduate courses (accredited by the IMECHE, the IET and the Royal Aeronautical Society) and short courses, for those working in industry who do not wish to sign-up for an MSc programme. Areas covered include:

• Cost Engineering
• Complexity Science
• Enterprise Systems Implementation
• IT for Product Engineering
• Manufacturing Strategy
• Operations Management

Past forums

Visit the process 'forums' to find relevant information, news and events for key Manufacturing interest areas:

• About the Forums
• Supply Chain
• World Class Production
• Product and Process Innovation
• Leadership and Strategy
• Customer Management
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology