MOTI: A University-Industry Virtual Alliance for Radical Innovation in Flat Glass Manufacturing

MOTI：平板玻璃制造领域激进创新的大学-行业虚拟联盟

• 批准号: 9713743
• 负责人: John Dismukes
• 金额: $ 35.29万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-10-01 至 2001-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9713743&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MOTI; University; Industry; Virtual; Alliance

In close collaboration with companies spanning the flat glass manufacturing value chain, this research team will assess changing end user requirements, design tools to measure the impact of this continuous-discrete dichotomy on manufacturing performance, and develop advanced tools that measure organizational culture and structure. The objectives are target R&D efforts on radical innovations in manufacturing operations with the greatest potential impact on long range (2010) competitiveness, and to propose changes in organizational culture and structure needed to implement radical change. The flat glass manufacturing value chain were selected as partners because this manufacturing closely couples large-scale, continuous glass making furnaces to multiple post-furnace discrete-part fabrication and sub-assembly steps which supply end users with diverse flat glass product requirements (e.g. automotive, building products and flat panel display). The team will collaborate in market assessment, model building and validation with company partners from the flat glass industry, and will work with technical and management representatives to ensure that the research learnings are transferable. Modeling of the manufacturing system will address all process and distribution steps from raw materials through production of flat glass to final customer specifications, and will identify key research areas required to achieve radical innovation in manufacturing. Modeling of organizational culture and structure will identify and recommend techniques for overcoming barriers to the development, design, and implementation of radical innovation. An integrated study of the value chain for flat glass manufacturing will identify new approaches to radical innovation in manufacturing and supply infrastructure. The results will stimulate implementation of real time monitoring and control and activity based costing, at the company as well as at the plant level. The knowledge can be transferred throughout the glass indus try and to other mature, material intensive industries through participating company partners, industry organizations and government agencies such as the Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technology (OIT). Dissemination of research results through conferences, journal papers, training tools, and case studies will significantly impact both theory and practice of innovation. The results will enhance student preparation for industrial and academic careers, and will stimulate further University-Industry partnerships.

通过与平板玻璃制造价值链上的公司密切合作，该研究团队将评估不断变化的最终用户需求，设计工具来衡量这种连续-离散二分法对制造绩效的影响，并开发先进的工具来衡量组织文化和结构。 其目标是在制造业务的根本性创新与最大的潜在影响（2010年）的竞争力的目标研发工作，并提出组织文化和结构的变化需要实施根本性的变化。选择平板玻璃制造价值链作为合作伙伴，是因为这种制造将大型连续玻璃制造炉与多个炉后离散部件制造和子组装步骤紧密结合，为最终用户提供各种平板玻璃产品需求（例如汽车，建筑产品和平板显示器）。 该团队将与平板玻璃行业的公司合作伙伴合作进行市场评估，模型构建和验证，并将与技术和管理代表合作，以确保研究成果可转移。 制造系统的建模将解决从原材料到平板玻璃生产到最终客户规格的所有过程和分销步骤，并将确定实现制造业根本性创新所需的关键研究领域。 组织文化和结构的建模将识别和推荐技术，以克服开发，设计和实施突破性创新的障碍。 对平板玻璃制造业价值链的综合研究将为制造业和供应基础设施的根本性创新找到新的方法。 结果将刺激实施真实的时间监测和控制和基于活动的成本计算，在公司以及在工厂一级。 这些知识可以通过参与的公司合作伙伴、行业组织和政府机构（如能源部、工业技术办公室（OIT））在整个玻璃行业和其他成熟的材料密集型行业中转移。 通过会议、期刊论文、培训工具和案例研究传播研究成果将对创新的理论和实践产生重大影响。 结果将提高学生的工业和学术生涯的准备，并将刺激进一步的大学-产业伙伴关系。