Increasing the efficiency of food supply chains can decrease wastage

Keeping the supply chain flowing

06 October 2015

In this age of rapid and escalating change, what can businesses do to flourish? Take a look at their supply chains, say researchers in the Centre for International Manufacturing, based on their research in the UK and India.

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Big Data

Is big data still big news?

30 June 2015

People talk about ‘data being the new oil’, a natural resource that companies need to exploit and refine. But is this really true or are we in the realm of hype? Mohamed Zaki explains that, while many companies are already benefiting from big data, it also presents some tough challenges.

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New Head for Institute for Manufacturing

15 June 2015

Professor Andy Neely (pictured right) has been appointed as the new Head of the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and Professor of Manufacturing on the retirement of Professor Sir Mike Gregory (pictured left) on 30 September. 

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Raspberries

Food industry giants call for pitches from ̽»¨Ö±²¥ inventors

12 January 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥ inventors and entrepreneurs whose research has applications in the food and consumer goods sectors will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ideas to representatives from major multinational companies, at an event to be held at the Institute for Manufacturing this spring.

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Medical technology in action

Commercialising medical device innovation

13 July 2012

New medical devices take a long time to reach the market – and many never make it. Jon Johnson, a researcher at Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, is looking at ways of making the process of commercialisation more efficient.

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South Pond Pavilion at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo

Sustainability revolution

17 December 2010

A sustainability revolution could follow the agricultural, industrial and digital revolutions, according to speakers at a discussion hosted by These Young Minds.

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Shaking hands

Cambridge Service Alliance

01 September 2010

BAE Systems and IBM have joined forces with the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge to launch a new research initiative designed to equip business with the skills needed to deal with complex service systems.

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