Skills for Innovation in Manufacturing

Gary Walpole; A.M Tony Burnett; Nick Rich

Skills for Innovation in Manufacturing

Gary Walpole
, A.M Tony Burnett
, Nick Rich

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

The SIM Wales project was delivered by Swansea University in partnership with the Engineering Employers Forum (EEF) and Industry Wales. It was developed through consultation with a small group of manufacturers around their current challenges with implementing and managing innovation in their organisations. The project focused primarily on developing the broader organisational innovation knowledge of senior managers in ten participating manufacturers based in Wales. The project also aimed to develop the leadership and change management skills of the participants.

Original language	English
Publisher	Swansea University
Commissioning body	UK Commission for Employment & Skills
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Electronic)	ISBN 978-0-9567462-9-3
ISBN (Print)	ISBN 978-0-9567462-9-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

innovation
manufacturing
SMEs
Small and medium sized companies
communities of practice

Access to Document

https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29294Licence: Free Access/Under Copyright

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