We have expertise in the management, coordination and integration of activities, resources and information required for design and manufacture through-life: from identification of a need and the initial conception of an idea through to remanufacture and disposal.
Multi-disciplinary research
We promote multi-disciplinary research and work with:
- other research centres in the Department
- Strathclyde Institute of Operations Management, a University initiative established as a way of providing progressive and relevant solutions for Industry
We're active in:
- developing and promoting a forward-thinking approach to the management of design and engineering in practice
- employing tools and methods to aid the development of design and manufacturing engineering theory.
Specialist expertise
Specialist expertise includes:
- business model development
- decision making, modelling and optimisation
- information and knowledge management
- innovation management
- forecasting, planning and control
- performance measurement
- quality and process management
- systems engineering
- supply chain and manufacturing sustainability assessment
- operations management
- through-life engineering
Our research staff
- Andy Wong
- Colin Andrews
- Tariq Masood
- Kepa Mendibil
- Taiwo Adedeji
- Vinicius Picanco Rodrigues
- Konstantinos Petrakis
- Udechukwu Ojiako
