The activity of the Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences consists in: (1) research and studies on the (computer-aided) design, improvement, and management of the production systems and processes, taking into account technical, organizational, praxeological, economic, social, ergonomic, environmental and other aspects; (2) standard development and review of training programmes related to Production Engineering; (3) elaboration of expert studies and scientific working papers; (4) consulting in the field of quality, occupational safety, logistics, innovation, and productivity; (5) popularisation of knowledge related to contemporary Production Engineering.
The following main research areas of the members and experts of the Production Engineering Committee may be identified:
Organisation and management of production, services, and enterprises
- • production organisation and management
- • service, auxiliary process, and product-service system organisation and management
- • production preparation organisation and management
- • supply chain and logistics organisation and management
- • stock and materials management
- • asset management and machinery maintenance
- • planning and forecasting in enterprises
- • project management in production and services
- • quality engineering and risk management
- • labour organisation and efficiency (individual and collective)
- • ergonomics, occupational safety, and work environment design
- • enterprise efficiency and productivity,
- • engineering economics and cost analysis
Digitalisation and automation of production processes
- • IT systems supporting production and enterprise management
- • computer-aided manufacturing processes
- • production system modelling and design
- • production digitalization and computer-based enterprise integration
- • smart production systems
- • decision support systems
Advanced industrial technologies
- • selected problems in manufacturing process engineering
- • application of Industry 4.0 technologies
- • sustainable development, green production, circular economy
- • product and production system evaluation
- • environmental orientation of production
- • technology transfer and commercialization
- • knowledge and technology management, technology assessment
The listed areas are constantly complemented by new ideas and the practical application possibilities. Production Engineering problematics is a subject of a fast change. The socio-economic revolution fuelled by the technological developments affects this field of knowledge and industrial practice in a particularly strong manner.