A European network for advanced performance studies

Objective

The objective of ENAPS is to establish and test a permanent European network for advanced business process performance studies in European industry.

The European Network for Advanced Performance Studies (ENAPS) is intended to be a network established by leading industry and academic partners and agents covering almost all of the countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area. It is mainly limited to three industrial sectors: electronic, aerospace and automotive.

The ENAPS project will comprise three major phases:

- Network development

The objectives are to set up the network by selecting all the appropriate agents and defining the enabling communication technology.

- Business process performance requirements

The objectives are to select methods and measures for business process performance, to make the network operational.

- Test operation

The objectives are to specify a knowledge transfer package and to develop a set of demonstrators.

In addition, the ENAPS project will include project management and project exploitation.

The aim of the network is to utilize the competence and expertise in selected European industries and academic institutions for the benefit of all European industry. Performance studies, education and industrial projects are meant to stimulate performance in the enterprises and to improve their competitiveness. The network will involve larger companies, but should aim at technology transfer towards small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

When the network is established it will provide a vehicle for the European industry to do performance studies at a micro level. The studies will focus on business process best practices in the participating enterprises. By means of telecommunication, best practice experience and data will be exchanged between the participating enterprises and to interested small and medium sized enterprises through the network structure.

Programme(s)

• FP4-ESPRIT 4 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of information technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 7.9 - TBP Dissemination and Technology Transfer

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EST - Marie Curie actions-Early-stage Training

Coordinator

Sintef- Stiftelsen for Industriell og Teknisk Forskning ved Norges Tekniske Hogskole

Address

Richard Birkelandsvej 2b
7034 Trondheim
Norway

Participants (9)

Amt Ireland

Ireland

Address

Cim Applications Group, Ucg Campus, Nuns Island
Galway

Association des Utilisateurs de la Methode Grai

France

Address

Cours De La Liberation 351
33405 Talence

Bremer Institut fuer Betriebstechnik und Angewandte Arbeitswissenschaften

Germany

Address

Hochschulring 20
28359 Bremen

Federation of Norwegian Engineering Industries (Tbl)

Norway

Address

Oscars Street 20
0352 Oslo

Stichting Industrieel Technologie Centrum Voor de Metaal - En Elektrotechnische Bedrijfstak (Stichting Itc)

Netherlands

Address

Boerhaavelaan 40
2713HX Zoetermeer

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

Netherlands

Address

Den Dolech 2
5612 AZ Eindhoven

Universite de Bordeaux 1- Sciences et Technologies

France

Address

Cours De La Liberation 351
33405 Talence

University College Galway (Ucg)

Ireland

Address

Industrial Liaison Office
Galway

Volkswagen Coaching

Germany

Address

Vw Coaching Gessellschaft
38436 Wallsburg