The Swiss Center for Automotive Research („swiss CAR“) is proud to announce the 7^th Lean Management Summit Switzerland 2013 in close collaboration with the Lean Management Institute of Switzerland. Since 2007, the summit has brought lean experienced speakers from a variety of industries to share their knowledge on topics ranging from Lean in Product Development to Lean Production and Lean Administration. This year, speakers from companies, such as Emmi Käse AG, Syngenta AG, Belden Inc., Tenneco Inc., COMET AG and Endress+Hauser Flowtec will present their lean insights on the conference day. Upfront on June 10, introductory workshops will take place including Basics in Lean Production & Lean Administration. Subsequently on June 12, workshops will be held focusing on Lean Construction (held in English) and Value Stream Mapping. The summit will be conducted in German. The detailed program of the summit and the online registration form can be found here.

Das swiss Center for Automotive Research (swiss CAR) der ETH Zürich und das Lean Management Institut Schweiz organisieren den 7. Lean Management Summit Schweiz mit renommierten Referenten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis. Seit 2007 findet der Summit jährlich statt und vereint mit seinen erfahrenen Referenten eine Vielzahl an verschiedenen Industrien, als auch Praxisbeispielen, die sich mit Themen wie Lean in der Produktentwicklung, Produktion und Administration befassen. Am diesjährigen Konferenztag erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge von Referenten aus den folgenden Unternehmen: Emmi Käse AG, Syngenta AG, Belden Inc., Tenneco Inc., COMET AG und Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG. Einführende Workshops zu den Themen Basics in Lean Production und Lean Administration finden am 10. Juni 2013 statt. Vertiefende Workshops am Tag nach dem Summit (12. Juni 2013) runden das Programm ab. Am sogenannten Praktikertag werden die Inhalte Lean Construction und Value Stream Mapping vorgestellt. Alle Vorträge und Workshops werden auf Deutsch gehalten mit Ausnahme von Lean Construction (engl.). Das vollständige Programm des Summits, sowie das Anmeldeformular und weitere Details finden Sie hier.

L’AGEFI published a newspaper article about the « Industrie Automobile » and the Swiss companies in this area. It refers to swiss CAR’s research at ETH and its perception of the industry. The article can be accessed HERE (in French).

Anja Schulze and Stefano Brusoni participated in the panel 'Integrating knowledge about knowledge integration', coordinated by Fred Tell (Linkoping University) and with the participation of Rob Grant (Bocconi University).

Daniella Laureiro-Martinez chaired two sessions at the Strategic Society Meeting in Prague (October 6-9, 2012). In one of the sessions, entitled “Cognition and Capabilities”, researchers presented ongoing work on the abilities necessary for adaptation to changing environments. In the other, entitled “Management of Emerging Strategic Issues”, researchers presented three papers addressing the same underlying problem: how do managers deal with novel problems that arise under extreme changes (e.g. a market crisis or a market shock by the entry of a new player) and anticipate future conditions?

Stefano Brusoni and Daniella Laureiro-Martinez presented the study "Attention control, routinization and decision making performance: evidence from a sample of managers and entrepreneurs"at the UZH Business Research Seminar organized by the Department of Business Administration of the University of Zurich.

On June 7, 2012 preceding the SMS Special Conference in Singapore, Daniella Laureiro-Martinez participated in the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Faculty Workshop held on the campus of Singapore Management University.

In the same conference, on June 9, 2012 Daniella presented her ongoing research –joint work with her coauthors S. Brusoni, M. Zollo, and N. Canessa- on the antecedents of entrepreneurial decision-making at a session titled “Antecedents of Entrepreneurship and Creativity”.

On June 6, Stefano Brusoni participated in the ‘Learning Managers Forum’ organized by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), in their campus in Turin (Italy). The meeting convened about 50 UN senior personnel to discuss recent trends and developments in managerial training and education. Stefano presented on the theme ‘From ‘learning to innovate’ to ‘innovation in learning’? The program can be downloaded here.

On Jun 4, Stefano Brusoni gave a seminar at the Catholic University of Lisbon, School of Business and Economics. The title of talk was “Attention control, routinization and decision making performance. It is based on joint work with Daniella Laureiro (ETHZ), Maurizio Zollo (Bocconi University) and Nicola Canessa (S. Raffaele University).

Swiss CAR is proud to host the 6^th Lean Management Summit Schweiz 2012 in close collaboration with the Lean Management Institute Switzerland. On 30 Mai 2012, practitioners from companies, such as Schweizerische Post, Hilti AG, Qiagen Instruments AG, Mobility Genossenschaft, Eugen Seitz AG, and Kirson GmbH are invited to present their new insights regarding Lean Services, Lean Development, Lean Healthcare, and Lean Production. On 31 Mai 2012, intensive workshops with regard to Shopfloor Management, Lean Maintenance & Service, Cross-Industry Lean Circle, Lean Construction, and Lean Diagnostic will be held. The congress program and the online registration form can be found here.

Das swiss Center for Automotive Research (swiss CAR) der ETH Zürich und das Lean Management Institut Schweiz präsentieren erneut hochkarätige Referenten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis auf dem 6. Lean Management Summit Schweiz. Es erwarten Euch spannende Praxisbeispiele von Schweizerische Post, Hilti AG, Qiagen Instruments AG, Mobility Genossenschaft, Eugen Seitz AG und Kirson GmbH. Der Konferenztag am 30. Mai 2012 widmet sich den Themen Lean in der Dienstleistung, Lean Development, Lean Healthcare sowie Lean Production. Der Praktikertag am 31. Mai 2012 umfasst Workshops zu den Themen Shopfloor Management, Lean Maintenance & Service, Branchenübergreifender Lean Circle, Lean Construction und Lean Diagnostik. Das gesamte Programm sowie das Anmeldeformular und weitere Details finden Sie hier.

Stefano Brusoni participated to the annual
Organizational Learning Conference in Monterey (California, US) where he presented the paper: Attention control capabilities and decision-making performance, co-authored with Daniella Laureiro Martinez (ETH), Nicola Canessa (S. Raffaele University) and Maurizio Zollo (Bocconi). He also attended the annual meeting of the Consortium for Cooperation and Competitiveness (CCC), this year held at the Robert H. Smith School of Business (University of Maryland).

The Chair of Technology and Innovation Management held a Lean Management Workshop today in cooperation with Prof. Arnaldo Camuffo from the Department of Management and Technology of the Bocconi University. Professor Camuffo presented his latest paper on lean management (Camuffo, A; Gerli, F: What Do Lean Managers Do? Modeling Management Behaviors In Lean Production Environments) and discussed the PhD projects with the team.

Stefano Brusoni, Seiji Manabe, Florian Rittiner, Anja Schulze, and Simge Tuna went on a research trip to Japan. The group was accompanied by Ludvig Lindlöf and Björn Söderberg, researchers from Chalmers University in Sweden. The researchers visited several Japanese automotive manufacturers and suppliers and investigated on innovation and new product development issues. Moreover, two research seminaries were held at Hitotsubashi University and at Yokohama National University with attendants from a number of Japanese Research Institutions. Current papers were presented and discussed at the seminars.
This research trip was supported by Yokohama National University.

Stefano Brusoni participated to the KITeS’ Final
Conference, as an invited speaker.

Swiss CAR is proud to host the International Motor and Vehicle Program - Conference 2012. 30 researchers from around the world gathered to present and discuss their current research on issues of the automotive industry. During these two days, the group visited three companies of the Swiss automotive industry.

Swiss CAR’s LEAP project has been selected by the team Euresearch to be the next Success Story. LEAP stands for Lean Product Development and the objective of this research project is to better understand how lean management practices contribute to efficiency in new product development. It is a four year project with several automotive suppliers as industry partners and it receives funding from the EU.

The Chair of Technology and Innovation Management gladly welcomes Benoit Roux from the IESEG School of Management as as a visiting PhD student.

Cesar Uparela Acosta started his stay as a visiting PhD student at IESE Business School – Universidad of Navarra. During his visiting scholarship, he will work with Professor Antonino Vaccaro, who is the academic director of the Centre of Business in Society at the IESE. The goal of this research cooperation between the ETH and IESE is to combine the research streams of ethics, technology and innovation management in order to develop a holistic framework for his research project “Bottom of the Pyramid Innovation Strategies for Mature Industries”.

The SNF granted swiss CAR’s application to provide funding for hosting the IMVP conference 2012 at ETH in Zürich. The grant is part of SNF’s ‘International Exploratory Workshops’ funding instrument.

The Chair of Technology and Innovation Management congratulates Prof. Dr. Georg von Krogh, who has been appointed as member of the National Research Council (Nationale Forschungsrat) of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).

Prof. Dr. Stefano Brusoni was elected in the Executive Committee (EC) of the Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Division of the AOM. BPS is the second largest division of the Academy.

Prof. Dr. Stefano Brusoni, holder of the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management, gladly invites all MTEC researchers to the biweekly reading group sessions "The Sociology of Organizations" during the autumn semester 2011.

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has published a study on the Potential and potential courses of action for sustainable mobility commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. Anja Schulze contributed to this study by an interview.