Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in Ireland
Digital manufacturing is rapidly evolving; however, this transformation is predominantly technology centric. Human-centric manufacturing shifts the paradigm for the digital manufacturing enterprise towards a human focus to realising its envisioned digital future. In that context, Digital Manufacturi...
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| author | Donna H. Rhodes Sara Cuddy Malcolm Jeffers Fiona O’Rourke |
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| description | Digital manufacturing is rapidly evolving; however, this transformation is predominantly technology centric. Human-centric manufacturing shifts the paradigm for the digital manufacturing enterprise towards a human focus to realising its envisioned digital future. In that context, Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI), Ireland’s expert body for driving digital adoption across manufacturing, initiated a research study in collaboration with two research partners, MIT and IAAE, in support of this important focus for future manufacturing. This paper discusses results of the DMI 2023 human-Centric Manufacturing Culture Study, which engaged manufacturing leaders from 11 MedTech companies with major manufacturing sites in Ireland. Overall findings are discussed, with a focus on 12 emergent themes grouped in four categories: imperatives, values, strategies, and practices. Planned collaboration initiatives and anticipated future research are described. This paper also highlights considerations regarding new thinking needed by manufacturing leaders, along with recommendations as to what leaders can begin to do differently. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a42e34f3a9844b0882c835a22ac4a7182025-08-20T02:43:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupProduction and Manufacturing Research: An Open Access Journal2169-32772025-12-0113110.1080/21693277.2024.2445623Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in IrelandDonna H. Rhodes0Sara Cuddy1Malcolm Jeffers2Fiona O’Rourke3Sociotechnical Systems Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USADigital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI), Limerick, IrelandInternational Academy of Automation Engineering (IAAE), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USADigital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI), Limerick, IrelandDigital manufacturing is rapidly evolving; however, this transformation is predominantly technology centric. Human-centric manufacturing shifts the paradigm for the digital manufacturing enterprise towards a human focus to realising its envisioned digital future. In that context, Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI), Ireland’s expert body for driving digital adoption across manufacturing, initiated a research study in collaboration with two research partners, MIT and IAAE, in support of this important focus for future manufacturing. This paper discusses results of the DMI 2023 human-Centric Manufacturing Culture Study, which engaged manufacturing leaders from 11 MedTech companies with major manufacturing sites in Ireland. Overall findings are discussed, with a focus on 12 emergent themes grouped in four categories: imperatives, values, strategies, and practices. Planned collaboration initiatives and anticipated future research are described. This paper also highlights considerations regarding new thinking needed by manufacturing leaders, along with recommendations as to what leaders can begin to do differently.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21693277.2024.2445623Digital transformationdigital manufacturinghuman-centricityhuman-centric manufacturing culture |
| spellingShingle | Donna H. Rhodes Sara Cuddy Malcolm Jeffers Fiona O’Rourke Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in Ireland Production and Manufacturing Research: An Open Access Journal Digital transformation digital manufacturing human-centricity human-centric manufacturing culture |
| title | Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in Ireland |
| title_full | Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in Ireland |
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| title_short | Human-centric manufacturing culture: a research study of MedTech manufacturers in Ireland |
| title_sort | human centric manufacturing culture a research study of medtech manufacturers in ireland |
| topic | Digital transformation digital manufacturing human-centricity human-centric manufacturing culture |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21693277.2024.2445623 |
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