46th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems

This event discussed and highlighted the relevance of manufacturing systems for a sustainable development of societies in different regions in the world, supplying added value products, creating employment and improving the people’s standard of living.

The conference program included keynote speakers and parallel sessions with scientific papers and industrial projects were presented.

Keynote speakers

• S. Jack Hu,  University of Michigan (US), “Evolving Paradigms of Manufacturing and the Manufacturing Systems Challenges”
• António Conde, Industrial Director of Bosch Termotecnologia SA, (PT), “Strategic Factors for Competitiveness”
• Jaroslav Holecek (SK), Slovak Association for Automobile Industry, “The vision and the strategy of the Slovak automotive industry”
• Tullio Tolio, ITIA-CNR (I), “Manufacturing Systems Modelling”
• George Chryssolouris, University of Patras (GR), “Manufacturing Systems: Skills & Competencies for the Future”
• António Melo Pires, Executive Director Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Lda (PT), “The Relevance of Human Capital to the Contexts of a Sustainable Manufacturing System.”
• Daniel Brissaud, University of Grenoble (F), “What Tracks for Sustainable Production Systems in Europe?”
• Engelbert Westkämper, Fraunhofer IPA (D), “Perspectives of Manufacturing for Re-industrialization and Adding Value in Europe

Paper sessions

• Production and logistic networks
• Technology in production and logistics
• Factory and production planning
• Production systems design and mangement
• Energy-efficient processes and systems
• Process modeling and process planning
• Simulation and optimization of manufacturing systems
• Manufacturing processes
• Knowledge and data management in production and logistics
• Product and service development and management
• Process improvement and management

This event had the objective to illustrate the importance of industrial activity in economic development, both locally and globally, creating jobs and promoting better conditions for people's welfare, the regions where these activities are carried out or where its products or services are used.

More information in: http://cms2013.ceni.pt/