The research group focuses on activities that aim to acquire insight in technological knowledge and methods in various technological domains. Special attention is given to the interaction of technology with society in all its aspects. The specific topics which are under investigation are: ° the influence of technology on production processes and vice-versa ° innovation management ° technological risks ad their control ° technological aspects of automation and their interaction with technology management ° development of methodologies for technology teaching in higher and continuing education. The integrated production management group studies operational industrial processes in their contem-porary economical and technological context. This research contains the study of logistic streams, such as monetary streams, material streams and information streams, known as supply or demand chains. Both inbound and outbound logistics are taken into account.
Standard name: Deptartement Milieu, Technologie en Technologiemanagement Parent institute: University of Antwerp; Faculty of Applied Economics (UA-TEW), more
Compernolle, T.; Welkenhuysen, K.; Huisman, K.; Piessens, K.; Kort, P. (2017). Off-shore enhanced oil recovery in the North Sea: The impact of price uncertainty on the investment decisions. Energy policy 101: 123-137. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.11.034, more
Research into the feasibility and efficiency of ultrasonic underwater communication, more