Aim and scope of MITIP 2009

Manufacturing of the next future is calling for a strategic vision shift, mainly because operations are evolving towards collaborative, value-adding networks, where complex service-oriented relationships are created and managed.

The consequences of this evolution are manifold:

• the manufacturers have to manage multiple relationships with several service providers, which are offering different kinds of services, from logistics to maintenance and other support services;
• the service providers have to effectively manage their own business in a multi-client multi-service context;
• the physical products and assets in industry are being equipped with intelligence in order to guarantee value-adding services to the customer;
• the life cycle management is providing a new holistic view for managing business processes through the life cycle phases of both the product / asset and its value-adding services;
• the supply chain configuration is ever growing in complexity and, since that, the risks induced by the economical crisis and operational disruptions in some of its many parts have to be considered carefully to guarantee business resilience.

This evolution is encompassed by introducing new tracks in MITIP 2009 conference. Henceforth, beside coping with topics already present in previous MITIP events, concerning the evolution of the key technologies, addressed in three specific tracks

• Information Technology for Enterprise 2.0
• Information Exchange and RFID applications
• Process Modeling and Simulation

and the technologies specifically applied to product manufacturing, considered in two tracks

• Design and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems
• Management and Optimization of Supply Chain Networks

attendees are also invited to submit their works in relatively new tracks related to

• Maintenance and Asset Life Cycle Management
• Product and Service Life Cycle Management
• Intelligent Transport Systems and Mobility
• Supply Chain Risk Management.

Go to the Call for Paper