The Institute for Manufacturing Enterprises
About
The Institute for Manufacturing Enterprises (IME) is a partnership between manufacturing companies, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Management, the School of Information Studies and other schools and colleges at Syracuse University. The mission of the IME is to promote learning in manufacturing enterprises through teaching, application, integration, discovery, and service. The IME coordinates and supports multidisciplinary educational programs collaboratively offered by Syracuse University. It also supports research projects relevant to manufacturing enterprises. The IME involves faculty and students from existing academic programs across the campus, and practitioners from manufacturing industry. The IME encourages close interactions with manufacturing enterprises through collaborative research projects, seminars, workshops, and short courses, and to further develop student/faculty internships and co-operative work relationships.
Mission
The mission of the IME is to promote learning in manufacturing enterprises through teaching, application, integration, discovery and service.
Values
The IME operates on the four guiding principles: connectivity, lifelong learning, scholarship and culture for excellence.
- Connectivity: Making seamless and meaningful connections within academia and between academia and industry, and to other parts of the world is an essential component of learning in manufacturing enterprises.
- Lifelong learning: Leaders in manufacturing enterprises are committed to lifelong learning, which can be fostered by accommodating a differential rate of learning.
- Scholarship: Scholarship is a way of living, worthy of being embraced by everyone in manufacturing enterprises.
- Culture for excellence: We are committed to achieving excellence through innovation, taking initiatives, respect-for-others, open dialogue, and reflection.
Objectives
The IME seeks to:
- Provide educational programs that enable graduating students to make significant contributions to and become leaders in manufacturing enterprises,
- Provide educational opportunities for those who are seeking lifelong learning,
- Provide training services that enhance the competence of workforce at sponsoring companies,
- Add value to manufacturers through deliverable projects motivated by manufacturing problems at sponsoring companies,
- Support a community of Syracuse scholars engaged in teaching and research of manufacturing
- Support manufacturing activities of interest to both IME affiliated faculty and partner companies, and
- Establish a reputation for excellence in manufacturing education and research.