Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/R64841/01
Title:	Warwick/EPSRC Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre.
Principal Investigator:	Bhattacharyya, Prof Lord S
Other Investigators:	Jones, Dr R Bryanston-Cross, Professor P Smith, Professor G Pinfold, Dr M Jennings, Professor P Young, Professor K Robinson, Professor S Whicker, Ms L Roy, Professor R James-Moore, Mr M Swan, Professor JA Bresnen, Professor M Garside, Dr JD Cullen, Ms P
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Project Partners:	Airbus Operations Limited Alcoa Arup Group Ltd BAE Systems Battenfeld U K Ltd Bernard Matthews Bi Composites Ltd BP Brise Group Chartered Institute of Logistics & Trans Costain European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Cons Ford Motor Co GE Aviation Interserve Industrial Services Ltd J C Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB) Jaguar Land Rover Limited Lanner Group Ltd Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matra Bae / Matra Marconi (U K) Ltd McCormick (U K) Ltd Oracle Corporation Oxford Lasers Ltd Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust Poeton Industries Ltd Provector Ltd Rolls-Royce Plc (UK) Security Composites Ltd Simon-Carves Ltd TechnoSoft Inc TWI Ltd VR Systems UK Waterloo Air Management plc
Department:	Sch of Engineering
Organisation:	University of Warwick
Scheme:	IMRC (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 2001	Ends:	30 September 2006	Value (£):	5,450,000
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Construction Ops & Management Control Engineering Design & Testing Technology Design Engineering Design Processes Digital Signal Processing Electric Motor & Drive Systems Electrochemical Science & Eng. Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. Manufact. Business Strategy Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt Manufacturing Machine & Plant Materials testing & eng. Waste Minimisation
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing Communications Construction Electronics Food and Drink Healthcare Creative Industries Information Technologies Transport Systems and Vehicles
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describe the proposed research in about 200 words.The Warwick/EPSRC Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre will be a world leader in issues enabling effective manufactur companies. It will be a focus for developing 'ahead of the art' knowledge and capability, an environment to demonstrate latest thinki the hub of a highly accessible network, a channel leading to the creation and development of innovative products and processes an knowledge base and partner for companies. It will enable a wide range of research programmes to be delivered in close collaborat with other academic groups and companies. Its initial five-year 13m programme will address research challenges in: application: materials, agile manufacturing technology, systems engineering, design and new product introduction, management processes, < strategy and operations management. It will bring together existing manufacturing research within three major groupings at Warw Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), the wider School of Engineering and Warwick Business School, enabling opportunities an closer interaction in future research activity. It will also enable a new focus on photonics manufacturing driven by new strategic appointments and by WMG's close relationship with Marconi.
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