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Centre for Supply Chain Innovation at the INNOVATION CAMPUS DERBY

Centre for Supply Chain Innovation at the INNOVATION CAMPUS DERBY. Focus. The supply chains for the Planes, Trains & Automobile engineering manufacturing sectors. Background. Growth of all three sectors is an opportunity for related companies Identified Challenges and Issues

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Centre for Supply Chain Innovation at the INNOVATION CAMPUS DERBY

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  1. Centre for Supply Chain Innovation at the INNOVATION CAMPUS DERBY

  2. Focus The supply chains for the Planes, Trains & Automobile engineering manufacturing sectors

  3. Background • Growth of all three sectors is an opportunity for related companies • Identified Challenges and Issues • Developing the UK supply chains to meet future challenges and demands in the face of international competition • Over-reliance by some businesses on single customer/market • Workforce age profile • Difficulties in recruiting skilled engineers • Access to business finance • Co.s realising commercial opportunities from new ideas • Supporting start-up, survival and development of new companies

  4. Derby Innovation Campus • Located at the Global Technology Cluster (GTC) • Manufacturing focussed innovation and technology park • Adjacent to Rolls Royce HQ • Innovation Campus building • 4700 m2 floor space, incubator, grow on space, • ~ 25 businesses, meeting & training rooms • Programme of innovation support services delivered through the Centre for Supply Chain Innovation • Dedicated expert team, plus network of service providers • Aimed at suppliers with OEM input

  5. GTC and Innovation Campus GTC: Accommodation for transport engineering supply chain SMEs Innovation Campus “UK centre for supply chain innovation in transport engineering”

  6. The Centre Vision • By 2020 the Centre will become recognised globally as the UK’s: “National Centre for Supply Chain Innovation in Transport Engineering” Strategy • Build collaborative practices within and between Planes, Trains, Automobiles sectors • Promote commercialisation of applications arising from these collaborations • Support necessary skills and workforce development to ensure successful adoption

  7. The Centre Offering • Intelligence-led analysis of business need • Focus on building long-term relationships within and between transport engineering supply chains • Holistic or "whole company" approach to implementing solutions • Blend of expertise as required from four core perspectives: • Technology and Innovation – providing a conduit to research expertise for the commercialisation of new technologies and innovative ideas. • Strategic Supply Chain Management – creating business transformation by capturing opportunities inherent in high value services. • Enterprise Creation - supporting diversification into new markets and “spin-out” opportunities. • Workforce Development – assisting the development of stronger leadership teams and the adoption of new manufacturing methods

  8. Delivery Partners • Expertise brought in specifically for each project • Tap into University resources and expertise: • Workforce development • Research and Development • Feasibility Packaged to fit company requirement • Support to devise projects and access funding to deliver e.g. DEGF • Other Colleges, Universities and other service providers brought in as required

  9. Delivery Partner • Aston University – leading support and advice • Prides itself on its excellence and industry relevance • All 4 schools top 12 for quality research in the UK (RAE 2008) • Ranked 5th in the UK for graduate employability (2012) • Committed to global success of the Midlands businesses • A Top 10 University for value of KTP projects • …and for producing millionaires!

  10. Delivery Partner Leading the transformation of manufacturing operations • Hosted by the business school at Aston, led by Professor Tim Baines • Tim works intimately with industry, and has extensive academic networks • Leads ERDF programme to transform 400 West Midlands manufacturers to compete by developing advanced service offerings (Product Service Systems) • Funded by EPSRC to deliver ‘servitization’ • COE for Servitization within MAS …all about sustaining manufacturing in UK

  11. Delivery Partner Delivering change from within • Award winning workforce development Delivery style to suit the needs of your business and employees • Online • Face to face • ‘Blended’ • Innovation support • Consultancy and collaborative services

  12. Delivery Partner • Centre for Supply Chain Improvement Achieving competitive advantage through advancing business operations • Centre for Leadership Development Developing leadership teams to create an innovation culture • Centre for Enterprise Creating enterprising students, graduates and employees • Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering An industry focussed Institute aligned to the city’s ambitions in advanced manufacturing

  13. How to engage with the Centre • Open for business now • Improving your ability to succeed in the supply chain • Support for accessing grants e.g. DEGF to co-fund projects • Workshop programme planned for Feb 2013 onwards • Talk to advisers • Building opens • Summer 2014 Contact us: Email: innovationcampusinfo@derby.ac.uk Tel: 0800 678 33 11

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