WEBINAR: Sustainable, Social and Ethical Manufacturing

Course Description:

Explore the transformative landscape of sustainable, social, and ethical manufacturing in this dynamic course taught by one of our partner universities, Mondragon University.

Understand the paradigm of Industry 5.0, emphasizing human-centered approaches that redefine industrial practices. Investigate the implications of an aging workforce and diversity on manufacturing strategies, fostering inclusive and resilient workplaces. Delve into the crucial aspects of usability, accessibility, and ethics, ensuring alignment with evolving workplace dynamics. Analyze the integration of ethics into strategic and management plans, fostering responsible decision-making and sustainable business practices.

Day 1 – 24 Oct 2024

Inclusive Design for an aging population: The aging of the population is both a challenge and an opportunity for companies and public administrations that can use it as an inspiration to develop new product and services that improve quality of life. Understand the market of the AgeTech and learn how to design products and services for the aging population.

Athlon Back Clinics: David Spine Concept

Inclusive Design for an aging workforce: The aging of the population affects every sector and the manufacturing sector is not an exception. The adaptation of the workplaces to the growing diversity of workers will be a challenge and an opportunity during the next years.

Day 2 – 25 Oct 2024

Understanding the opportunities and resposibilities of being a purpose driven organisation: Embracing ethical manufacturing practices, companies can not only ensure the well-being of workers and minimize their environmental footprint but also enhance their brand reputation and build trust with consumers who increasingly prioritize ethical considerations in their purchasing decisions.

Management of Ethics in the Organisation: Understand how to include and manage ethics in the strategic and management plans of any organisation, whether social or not, to take theory to thorough reality in any organisation.

Additive Manufacturing as an Eco-innovation Tool: Learn about the discipline of ecodesign and how additive manufacturing accelerates the eco-innovation process.

Learning outcomes:

• Recognize diversity in the aging workplace.
• Promoting skills and abilities thought Human Centered Design.
• Integrate diversity in the design of workplaces, and in the new human-machine interfaces.
• Comprehend the opportunities and responsabilities in a purpose driven organisation.
• Include and manage ethics in the strategic and management plans of any organisation.
• Gain essential insights and tools to navigate the complexities of modern manufacturing with integrity and purpose.

Assessment method and certification:

• Students will be assessed based on their active participation, involvement in the discussions and presentation of case study results.

• Students will be provided with a well-recognised EIT Manufacturing Participation Certificate.

Eligibility criteria:

• Any interested individual can enroll to the programme

• The program is in English and you must understand, read and write English at a proficient level

Save 15% by enrolling in all 6 Manufacturing Innovation Webinars

1. Manufacturing and Industrial Insights and Tendencies (30 & 31 MAY 2024)
2. Challenges of Supply Chain in Manufacturing (20 & 21 JUNE 2024)
3. Technology as a Driver for Solution Design (16 & 17 SEPT 2024)
4. The Issues and Developments of Digital Manufacturing (16 & 17 OCT 2024)
5. Prototyping Design Constraints and Industrial Feasibility (12 & 13 DEC 2024)

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