AMAP(University of Sunderland)
The North East Productivity Alliance (NEPA) is an Advisory Group comprising of senior industrialists from some of the Region’s leading companies who, together with One NorthEast, have developed a programme to take forward the UK’s North East Region’s manufacturing strategy, in particular through improving productivity and competitiveness. One of these programmes is the “Digital Factory” project.
The "NEPA/Digital Factory" project operates from within AMAP (Institute for Automotive & Manufacturing Advanced Practice) at Sunderland University and aims to improve the regional skill base in relation to digital engineering technologies and, by raising awareness and understanding of the benefits of digital technology in the manufacturing sector, the project enables companies to take advantage of the most appropriate digital technology to improve efficiency and competitiveness
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