Manufacturing CRC invites participation

A new Cooperative Research Centre for Manufacturing Industry Innovation (MIICRC) invites organisations to participate as industry partners.

The core partners of the MIICRC are the University of Melbourne, the Australian Industry Group, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and CSIRO - one of the key partners in the Manufacturing Industry Innovation Precinct.

Rapid changes in the global manufacturing landscape mean we must rethink conventional notions about the manufacturing sector in Australia if it is to have a viable long-term future.

The MIICRC research agenda will cover multiple perspectives including technology and business, finance and public policy, and innovation at all scales - small and medium-sized enterprises, industry groupings or clusters, industry sectors and business environment - to address Australia’s manufacturing future and how it will be funded. The MIICRC research program will focus on four key interconnected themes:

• Foresights on sector disruptions
• Agile manufacturing
• Rapid productisation
• Driving sector sustainability

Engagement with the MIICRC will help to develop high-impact outcomes for Australian manufacturing that will enable companies to become more productive, agile and responsive to changes in the global manufacturing environment.

For more information, including the information memorandum which lays out the objectives of the MIICRC and the benefits it will bring the membership model, click here.

If you would like to discuss opportunities for your organisation, register your interest online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/TDK7QCZ or contact Dr Bill Petreski at the Australian Industry Group (bill.petreski@aigroup.asn.au or 03 9867 0264).