A National Coalition for Manufacturing Innovation

Mission Statement and Strategic Plan Generated at

Initial Planning Meeting

June 2005

Objectives

Assist U. S. manufacturing industries to lead the world, capture the manufacturing market, generate jobs and improve the economy Conduct joint innovative scientific/fundamental research relevant to the manufacturing industry Collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate worldwide scientific and technical discoveries, advances, and information for U.S. manufacturing companies Educate highly qualified engineers for U.S. industries Promote entrepreneurship

Organization The infrastructure of the coalition creates the critical

synergy between universities, industry, national laboratories, and federal and state government agencies and capitalizes on ongoing aggressive initiatives to advance the U.S. manufacturing industry.

Coalition Infrastructure

Organization (Cont.)

Coalition members have been chosen from the nation’s first tier research universities and represent states with a history of strong Congressional support for manufacturing initiatives.

Coalition Academic Members

Organization (Cont.)

Coalition will maximize the contributions of its members by sharing information, facilities and staff, thereby avoiding duplication of efforts and redundant expenditures.

Mission/Scope The mission of the Coalition is to assist U.S. industry to maintain

and to improve its global leadership through identification, development and assessment of:

• Innovative manufacturing technologies and concepts

• Innovative products

• Innovative manufacturing processes

• Innovative manufacturing and business practices

• Innovative work force of the future

• Innovative technology transfer

Innovative Approaches to Manufacturing Excellence

• Innovation in advancement of technical expertise• Innovation in education of work force• Innovation in technology transfer

Operation Strategy

Priority to the secure strong university administrative support, including deans, research directors, intellectual property managers and lobbyists, to present a cohesive image to government leaders

Each member university to provide active industry partners Advisory board from U.S. companies, national laboratories, NIST

and NAM Significant portion of the funds to be allocated based on peer-

reviewed proposals Priorities given to joint proposals (multi universities)

Operation Strategy (Cont.) Synergy must be promoted and maintained among the

member universities Proposal review panel appointed by advisory board Biannual meetings

Measures of Sustainable Success/Outcomes

Frequent “success” cases Innovative products/processes Spin-off small companies Job generation Contributions valued by industry Federal and State government involvement Patents/technical publications Magazines/showcases

Action ItemsCoalition members identified the following near-term action items: Secure firm commitment from Administration of each university Identify additional academic coalition representatives based on

manufacturing level/strong potential for congressional support in respective states

Visit NAM with several representatives from member universities Schedule second meeting for July/August, 2005, with the

university deans and administrators, research directors, lobbyists and select industry representatives

Work with the US Congress, States, NIST, and NAM (August 2005 and beyond)

Position Coalition for consideration for earmarked funding targeted for 2007

Comments for Discussion

• Currently the coalition focus is very broad.• The coalition needs to be more focused.• The coalition nitch needs to be explicitly determined.• The coalition uniqueness with respect to other existing

manufacturing centers should be identified.• The coalition operational structure must be determined.• The coalition intellectual property guidelines should be defined.• Targeted funding level must be determined.• Lobbying strategy for funding should be established.• Need a Logo!

Summary

• 5-year, $40M program• Proposal to be submitted in summer 2006

Jamal Yagoobi Professor and ChairMechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department 10 W. 32nd Street, E1 Bldg.Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 60616-3793Telephone: 312-567-3239E-mail: yagoobi@iit.edu