The document discusses the Integrated Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre (IeMRC), which conducts research to support the UK electronics manufacturing sector. The IeMRC is funded through the EPSRC's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Programme and involves collaboration between academia and industry. It provides funding for various electronics manufacturing research projects and engages with industry through activities like workshops, conferences, and an Industrial Steering Group. The document outlines IeMRC's structure, funded projects, research themes, and plans for its next phase of work.

1. www.IeMRC.org Dr. Darren Cadman IeMRC Research Co-ordinator 11 th March 2009 IeMRC – E2V

11. Research themes matrix www.IeMRC.org Agile enterprises Sustainable manufacture & products Challenging environments Business processes Mass customisation Collaborative enterprises Industry value structures Demand chains End-of-life logistics Lean Manufacture Responsive manufacture Managing innovation Standards Supply chain convergence End-users’ needs Design DfX Collaborative design Supply chain capability Flexible partitioning Trade-off analysis DfAssembly DfDisassembly Partitioning for re-use IP-reclamation Functional partitioning Df-Test/Self-repair/Stability Physics of failure Mechanical integration Materials processes technology Agile processes Automation Re-configurable production Flexible tooling Joining technologies Materials reclamation Automation Materials analysis Self-disassembly Materials technology Testing technologies Wireless interconnect Autonomous systems Nano-materials Needs Tools

13. IeMRC Funded Research TSB/FP 7 etc. Technology Readiness www.IeMRC.org

14. Industrial Steering Group www.IeMRC.org Industrial Steering Group

15. ISG Membership www.IeMRC.org

18. Dr. Darren Cadman IeMRC Research Coordinator [email_address] www.IeMRC.org