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Partner Introduction - 1 - EC-HVEN
FP7-PEOPLE-IRSES-295130
Europe-China High Value Engineering Network (EC-HVEN)
Partner Introduction Pack:
University of Birmingham (UOB)
Partner Introduction - 3 - EC-HVEN
The University of Birmingham (UOB)
•Origins date back to 1850
•Founded in 1900
•The ‘original redbrick’
•17,355 undergraduates, 8,738
graduates; 4,500 international
students from 150 countries
•In 2010, the University was
ranked 10th in the UK and 59th
best in the world by QS World
University Rankings
Partner Introduction - 4 - EC-HVEN
The Birmingham Business School (BBS)
• The oldest Business School in England, established in 1902
• 1,500 undergraduates and 2,000 graduates of over 60 nationalities
• 120 permanent academic teaching & research staff with board strength in Management, Marketing, Accounting &Finance, Economics
• The School was ranked 68th in the world by the Financial Times, 11th in the UK
• Wide range of accreditations: ACCA, CIM, EQUIS, AMBA, CIPD, (AACSB in process)
Partner Introduction - 5 - EC-HVEN
Key team members
Procurement & Operations Group (POM)
• Dr Chris Lonsdale, procurement and supply chain management
• Dr Glyn Watson, Inter and intra-organisational conflict, political risk analysis
• Dr Joe Sanderson, contracting and governance of large scale project, service procurement
• Dr Paul Forrester, operations management, quality management, project management
• Dr Victoria Hanna, small firm networking and collaboration, supply chain performance
• Dr Yufeng Zhang, global engineering networks, engineering value chains, emerging industries
Centre for Research on the Economy & the Workplace (CREW)
• Dr Chris Collinge, regional and local economic change, public sector governance, strategy & leadership
• Professor Helen Rainbird, global value chains, industrial relations, working place learning
• Dr Lisa De Propris, small firms and clusters; competitiveness, innovation
• Professor Mary O’Mahony, service sector innovation, productivity and international performance
• Dr Pam Robinson, global value chains, food industries
• Dr Pauline Ramirez, global value chains, knowledge intensive businesses, international food supply chains
Partner Introduction - 6 - EC-HVEN
Research Theme 1:
The design & operations of
global engineering networks (GEN) from 2004
Relevance to EC-HVEN:
•Providing a systematic view of GEN in the current business management (WP1-8)
•Establishing a theoretical preparation for understanding the unique nature of engineering and the key issues in
managing GEN (WP1-8)
Contexts How to align engineering
strategies with the changing
contextual environment?
Capabilities How do companies
successfully compete with
their global networks in
different contextual
environments?
Configurations
How to make consistent
strategic decisions for
engineering operations?
Performance
Main research question:
How do global leading
companies effectively
manage their
internationally
dispersed engineering
activities?
“Global Engineering Networks
(GEN): The Integrating
Framework and Key Patterns”,
IMechE JEM, 2007
“Global Engineering Networks
(GEN): Drivers, Evolution,
Configuration, Performance,
and Key Patterns”, JMTM, 2008
“Network Integration for
International Mergers and
Acquisitions”, EJIM, 2010.
“Managing Global Network
Operations through the
Engineering Value Chain”,
IJOPM, 2011.
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Research Theme 2:
Commercializing Emerging Technologies through
International Network Collaborations from 2007
Fu
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tal
Researc
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Co
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erc
ial
Su
ccess
Targeted
Research
Pre-prototype
Development
Pilot
Manufacturing
Transfer to
Full Production
Top-level
Roadmapping
Competitive
Analysis
Value Chain
Analysis
Partnering/
Business
De-risking
The research is concerned with understanding the role of international networks in
commercialising emerging technologies and developing tools to help people engage with
these networks where that would be helpful.
Relevance to EC-HVEN:
•Understanding engineering’s contribution in commercialising emerging technologies (WP3&4)
•Exploring novel manufacturing approaches (WP5); and providing guidance for industry to successfully transform
new technologies and ideas into innovative products and services (WP3-5)
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Research Theme 3:
Procurement & supply chain management
Relevance to EC-HVEN:
• Understanding buyer-supplier relations in complex engineering supply chains
• Providing theoretical insights and practical tools for engineering procurement management based on the
concept of Power.
Procurement and Operations Management Group (POM) at BBS has been active in the area of
procurement and supply management since 1994. Its distinctive approach, widely published within
the management literature, informs both its research, teaching and CPD activities.
Key activities in the area of procurement and supply management include:
• A procurement-specific executive MBA, now in its 19th year.
• CPD delivered to organisations including Department of Health / NHS, IBM and BP.
• Funded research projects including:
2010-13 ESRC CASE, Implementing Sustainable Procurement Strategies
2005–07 EPSRC, Business Relationship Optimisation in UK Food Supply Chains
2002–03 DTI/Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Association, Shipbuilding Supply Chain Improvement
Programme
2001–03 EPSRC and partners including Interbrew, Rolls Royce, HSBC and Conoco, Competitive
Advantage through Supply Performance
Partner Introduction - 9 - EC-HVEN
Research Theme 4:
Service sector innovation & international performance
Indicators for evaluating
international performance in
service sectors
www.indicser.com
FP7-244709, 3 years from Jan 2010, Coordinator UOB, 8 partners
The main objective is to develop indicators which
are able to provide information on the
determinants of growth in service sectors in the
European Union.
The Impact of Service Sector
Innovation & Internationalisation
on Growth and Productivity
www.servicegap.org
FP7-244552, 3 years from Mar 2010, Coordinator UOB, 13 partners
The main objective is to study the impact of market
services on aggregate economic growth in the EU by
examining (i) productivity and its drivers in service
industries; (ii) firm strategies in the knowledge-based
economy, & (iii) internationalisation of service markets
and growth.
Relevance to EC-HVEN:
• Gaining a global view of engineering services from the economic perspective
• …
Partner Introduction - 10 - EC-HVEN
Research Theme 5:
Regional economic development
Relevance to EC-HVEN:
• Exploring what’s high value engineering(HVE) and mapping the key activities/capabilities
• Understanding HVE skill/capability development and industrial policies from a regional view
• The role of knowledge networks around businesses,
universities and governmental agencies in promoting
economic change
• The evolution of sectors and clusters of strategic
importance for local and regional economies (e.g. automotive,
creative industries)
• The impact of economic and labour market changes upon regional, city and neighbourhood trajectories
• The coherence of concepts applied to spatial
economic change (‘path dependence’, ‘cluster’, ‘innovation’)
and associated theories
• The development and evaluation of policies responding to economic changes affecting cities and regions
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My wish-list for participating EC-HVEN
Alongside the three Strategic Objectives, I am keen to see the following
results of endeavour:
•Gaining a systematic view of the emerging trends, main opportunities and key
challenges of global engineering networks.
•Creating a coherent methodology for studying network collaboration issues in
high value engineering areas.
•Helping industrialists in the Europe, China, and the rest of the world to
successfully capture opportunities in high value engineering areas.
•Integrating our knowledge in the above areas with an accessible format,
probably publishing a book with the Cambridge University Press.
•Securing additional research funding to continue our investigations in high
value engineering, advanced manufacturing and innovation.
Partner Introduction - 12 - EC-HVEN
My contribution to the three EC-HVEN objectives
SO1: Increasing awareness of the importance and potential value of engineering and networking within the community of high
value engineering research.
• Organising workshops
• Writing/editing positioning papers/reports
• Introducing EC-HVEN research in relevant events
• Developing external links with a broader scope of research/industrial organisations
SO2: Providing a supportive environment for building collaborative research projects focusing on high value engineering
capabilities and novel concepts of operations.
• Facilitating communication between research partners
• Exploring synergies among work packages and research themes
• Encouraging methodology discussions/developments for high value engineering
networks in a long ran
SO3: Establishing a framework for global network collaborations in high value engineering areas.
• Integrating research outcomes with an accessible format
• Establishing the HVEN consortium involving a broader scope of researchers and
practitioners
• Securing continuing researching funding around the main themes of HVEN
Partner Introduction - 13 - EC-HVEN
Key contacts for partners
Yufeng Zhang
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6695
Email: [email protected]
www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/business/zhang-yufeng.aspx