Groupe des Ecoles des Mines - Industrial Engineering

Six major themes have been developed in this group.
All six are approached with a double point of view : on the one hand, an academic scientific approach which consists in particular in designing new concepts and new theoretical models, and on the other hand, a contractual approach which consists in developing industrial  and pedagogical applications through the design of models or operational patterns, which provide assistance in decision making.
 Technical and economic modeling of manufacturing processes
This program aims at including the complexity and upgradeability of  the systems used to assess industrial performance. These systems must be studied in a dynamic and global perspective which includes, in addition to simple technological performance, the economic dimension, the control decision mechanisms, project management and the characterization of performance.
 modeling of information/communication systems
Work developed in this program addresses the adaptation of conventional methods and tools to the constraints of new types of organizations, in particular via a process approach.
 study of change in organizations
Organizations often change their structure, which is a major problem in terms of change management. Our research addresses more particularly the mechanisms by which skills are managed.
 modeling, assessment and implementation of cyclic production systems
The objective of this research is to propose means to construct production cycles with finite capacities and a management instrumentation allowing implementation in companies.
This research relies on the study of labor flexibility levers to adjust production capacities to work loads. Research currently in progress deals with the assessment and implementation of cyclic production systems, as well as on adjustment in workload capacity through the management of labor flexibility in cyclic production systems.
 multi-agent environment modeling : the simulation of industrial systems
This research programs aims at providing a methodological approach for the modeling and simulation of complex and distributed industrial systems. It is backed by multi-agent concepts that make it possible to include not only logical distribution (modeling) of the models, but also physical distribution (distributed simulation).
 flow management in the micro-electronic industry