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Research > Research Center for Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineers focus on integrating humans, machines, materials, energy, and information to achieve optimum performance in operating systems. This focus makes industrial engineering one of the most "people- and customer-oriented" engineering disciplines. More specifically, this research center is active in four major areas of research:
Integrated design, product configuration, and knowledge-based systems.
Logistics and Supply-Chain Management: design of supply chain and decision systems, Information systems, enterprise modelling, Project management, risk management.
Knowledge-based systems for product and process design.
Knowledge is shaped by constraints, and design assistance is provided by constraint propagation and solving techniques. Applications deal with (i) product/process configuration, through software design and application, and with (ii) developing of design aids for product and processes involving models.
New industrial organization for supply-chain design and management
To face increasing competition, the current trend of globalization, etc., many companies refocus their activities toward their core competencies. This entails shifting their production outwards, the constantly redesigning of the supply-chain, and the redefinition of the relationship between firms.
Enterprise modelling for information system deployment
Compatibility between business software capabilities (ERP, APS, CRM,...) and business process requirements is the goal. The team uses concepts such as Grai, Cimosa, Geram, etc. for enterprise modelling and information system modelling tools like UML or Merise to select appropriate software solutions.
Risk in project management
This research focuses on the development of methods (quantitative, qualitative and economic approaches) and tools, which allow project managers to identify and to assess potential risk factors arising during a project, so as to take appropriate action and attain the desired objectives of a given project.
All research programs are closely linked to with existing industrial problems.
Director : Lionel DUPONT, Pr.
Professors: 3 Other academic faculty members: 5 Doctoral candidates : 8