An Example of an E-learning Solution for an International Curriculum in Manufacturing Strategy

Manufacturing industry has over the last decade become global and is operating in an integrated supply chain using e-work technology. In order to meet this challenge, education must reflect these changes and must become globally oriented. For this reason the IMS project “Global Education in Manufacturing” (GEM) has been launched. The main objective of GEM is to develop a new curriculum covering both manufacturing technology and manufacturing business – a Master degree in Manufacturing Strategy. It shall meet the challenges of training for extended enterprise and extended products taking into account that the need for training and education in digital business differs from the traditional situation. The need for continuous competence development and on the job training creates a new learning atmosphere that requires new pedagogic approaches. GEM will be based on a hybrid solution that combines on campus and computer based training (e-learning) and use multimedia and Internet.