Knowledge platform: Transforming Industry 4.0

About our research

We are leaders in Industry 4.0 education and innovation — ahead of the disruptive curve. 

The fourth industrial revolution is transforming industry, supply chains and organisations through operations expertise and digital know-how. Ever-lengthening supply chains, lean management and other quality processes are creating opportunities to exploit digitisation and change company operating models.

From the creative industries to sport, engineering and fine art, we work with businesses of all sizes to promote sustainable growth and develop the next generation of talent.

Our experts specialise in digital manufacturing, business systems, cyber security, big data, clean energy, coding, artificial intelligence, smart cities and more — using technology to improve lives, enhance businesses and shape our world.

We focus on:

• business analytics

• systems thinking

• operational agility

• sustainable supply chain management

• lean thinking methodologies

• digital strategy enterprises

• operational sustainability

• strategic leadership and quality management

• project management

• operational research

Our staff are well known in Industry 4.0 research, holding member positions at organisations including the National Centre for Data Science and Cloud 9 Networks in Pakistan. And as members of the Future Earth Working Group, we collaborate with academics on global sustainability projects.

Backed by research funding from InnovateUK, The British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, and the Economic and Social Research Council, we also take commissions from private sector clients. 

We engage industry through executive briefings and a rolling programme of lectures and hackathons, events that bring coders together to tackle a programming challenge.

Our knowledge transfer partnerships include projects in operational practices, the application of service and manufacturing systems, and computer-aided design. We are happy to discuss new opportunities.