Development of Reengineering Methodologies for Australian SMEs

Project Title

Cost-Worth IMS Project

Grant Type

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Program

Start Date

January 2003

Brief Project Description

The objective of the project is to develop a reengineering oriented methodology, applicable at any Industrial manufacturing SME, whatever the sector it belongs to, willing to improve its working procedures. This methodology, supported by relevant software tool, will be based on a coaching approach, so that any manager or manufacturer responsible will be capable of running it, at least partially, by his own.

The settlement of such objectives led the project promoters to identify and involve a number of entities from different countries, with demonstrated experience for improving working processes in industrial SMEs and with capabilities to contribute to the creation of a new concept, which would gather these partners experience. These partners had already demonstrated skills for implementing in software tools their working schemes.

Project Partners

Australian Region

• CGIE (EACC-VIC) at the University of Melbourne - www.CGIM.unimelb.edu.au
   
• EACC-NSW at the University of Western Sydney
   
• Autotek Pty Ltd - www.autotek.com.au
   
• Jensen's Choice Foods Pty Ltd - www.jensens.com.au
   
• SCS Plastics Pty Ltd - www.scsplastics.com.au
   
• Advance Metal Products - www.advancemetal.com.au
   
• AEM Australia - www.wolfems.com.au
   
• Broens Industries - www.broens.com.au
   
• Stemar Electrical - www.stemar.com.au
   
• Streamlux

European Union Region

• CARSA - www.carsa.es
   
• University of Patras - www.upatras.gr
   
• LAMAPLAST D. Lagos – A Mandaltsis SA.. - www.lamaplast.gr
   
• VIORAL S.A. Aluminium – Zinc high pressure die casting - www.vioral.com
   
• Institute for Applied Systems Technology Bremen GmbH - www.atb-bremen.de
   
• Bruggen Oberflachen – und Systemlieferant GmbH - www.brueggen-gmbh.de
   
• Thiele Spezial Karosseriebau GmbH - http://de.sireh.com/t/33/thiele_spezial-karosseriebau_gmbh-bremen/
   
• National University of Ireland Galway - www.nuigalway.ie
   
• TRIMEK - www.trimek.com
• Industrias de Aparallaje Electrico - www.inael.com
   
• CATT Innovation Management GmbH - www.catt.at
   
• Schneider Torsysteme GmbH - www.schtorsy.com
   
• Ant. Panhans Werkzeug – und Maschinenfabrik Ges.m.b.H. - www.panhans.com

Swiss Region

• ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - www.ethz.ch
   
• Tribecraft AG - http://www.tribecraft.ch/english/index.html
   
• Gresel - www.gresel.org
   
• Elro-Werke AG - www.elro.ch

Work completed to date

Assoc Prof. Ross Chapman attended progress partner meeting and methods/tools were agreed on.

Secondly, 6 case studies were developed in VIC and NSW, which identified SME needs, using Aust. customised protocol from Cost-Worth BEP1/2 tool.

SME feedback and results were used for analysis and comparisons with other consortium partners were carried out.

The ability of SMEs usage of Aust. version of methodology and tools has been demonstrated.

Currently, the project is in the analysis and conception stage.