exchang letter record common understand principl intern cooper research develop activ domain intellig manufactur system european commun unit state america japan australia canada efta countri norwai switzerland letter commun brussel march sir refer discuss place intern cooper research develop activ domain intellig manufactur system im particip european commun unit state america japan australia canada efta countri norwai switzerland purpos letter record common understand reach principl cooper im letter complement term refer tor develop intern steer committe end im feasibl studi modifi articl viii tor articl appendix tor tor appendic tor annex letter object particip encourag facilit cooper entiti establish territori territori member state case european commun domain intellig manufactur system cooper ensur balanc benefit contribut industri relev base principl mutual interest understand technic theme im cooper cooper initi cover technic theme total product life cycl issu process issu strategi plan design tool human organiz social issu virtual extend enterpris issu theme scope im envisag ensur technic theme consist govern polici industri prioriti particip region form mean cooper cooper involv particip project entiti accord procedur adopt common creation oper intern consortia includ visit train exchang scientist engin personnel purpos relev success implement complet project dissemin util inform intellectu properti right ipr result project carri im subject im ipr provis appendix tor appendix amend articl reflect austria finland sweden member european union financ financ cooper activ subject avail fund applic law regul polici programm particip region particip cover particip particip contribut fund kind equit manner execut function cost interregion secretariat implement im repres particip appoint intern steer committe isc act liaison isc respect public administr govern repres particip monitor implement respect purpos principl programm structur im facilit role addit function facilit good cooper region secretariat exchang inform local practic law regul programm relev cooper facilit particip small medium size enterpris sme directli indirectli im programm includ access electron partner search facil electron regist express interest present govern public administr decis recommend isc admiss particip particip organ manag design respect region secretariat region secretariat includ respons facilit time select project region level rule procedur forc particip region assist consortium format respect region work region infrastructur group facilit im durat im programm durat year particip withdraw time subject month notic particip review principl cooper year launch order continu modifi termin replac articl viii tor implement im europ european commun switzerland norwai reserv option act singl european region repres combin deleg intern steer committe support singl european im secretariat commiss european commun provid support region secretariat letter accept particip complement modifi tor record common understand principl cooper im pleas receiv earli confirm understand behalf european commun gt refer graphic gt letter canada toronto march sir acknowledg receipt letter march read refer discuss place intern cooper research develop activ domain intellig manufactur system im particip european commun unit state america japan australia canada efta countri norwai switzerland purpos letter record common understand reach principl cooper im letter complement term refer tor develop intern steer committe end im feasibl studi modifi articl viii tor articl appendix tor tor appendic tor annex letter object particip encourag facilit cooper entiti establish territori territori member state case european commun domain intellig manufactur system cooper ensur balanc benefit contribut industri relev base principl mutual interest understand technic theme im cooper cooper initi cover technic theme total product life cycl issu process issu strategi plan design tool human organiz social issu virtual extend enterpris issu theme scope im envisag ensur technic theme consist govern polici industri prioriti particip region form mean cooper cooper involv particip project entiti accord procedur adopt common creation oper intern consortia includ visit train exchang scientist engin personnel purpos relev success implement complet project dissemin util inform intellectu properti right ipr result project carri im subject im ipr provis appendix tor appendix amend articl reflect austria finland sweden member european union financ financ cooper activ subject avail fund applic law regul polici programm particip region particip cover particip particip contribut fund kind equit manner execut function cost interregion secretariat implement im repres particip appoint intern steer committe isc act liaison isc respect public administr govern repres particip monitor implement respect purpos principl programm structur im facilit role addit function facilit good cooper region secretariat exchang inform local practic law regul programm relev cooper facilit particip sme directli indirectli im programm includ access electron partner search facil electron regist express interest present govern public administr decis recommend isc admiss particip particip organ manag design respect region secretariat region secretariat includ respons facilit time select project region level rule procedur forc particip region assist consortium format respect region work region infrastructur group facilit im durat im programm durat year particip withdraw time subject month notic particip review principl cooper year launch order continu modifi termin replac articl viii tor implement im europ european commun switzerland norwai reserv option act singl european region repres combin deleg intern steer committe support singl european im secretariat commiss european commun provid support region secretariat letter accept particip complement modifi tor record common understand principl cooper im pleas receiv earli confirm understand honour confirm govern agreement content letter govern canada gt refer graphic gt annex term refer programm intern cooper advanc manufactur purpos document set term refer particip intellig manufactur system im programm intern cooper research develop intellig manufactur system term refer intend creat oblig intern domest law ii object object im programm enabl greater sophist manufactur oper improv global environ improv effici renew renew resourc creat product condit significantli improv qualiti life user improv qualiti manufactur environ develop recogn respect disciplin manufactur encourag transfer knowledg futur gener respond effect global manufactur enlarg open market world advanc manufactur profession worldwid provid global recognit establish educ disciplin manufactur achiev object im programm catalyt agent global manufactur cooper involv larg small compani user supplier univers govern dissemin result signific manufactur improv worldwid develop global manufactur recommend standard cooper work pre standard topic assess select prioriti global cooper manufactur process develop dissemin understand applic consist guidelin provis model agreement respect intellectu properti right ipr particip project consortium partner iii background particip part feasibl studi defin im programm particip australia canada european commun ec particip european free trade associ countri efta austria finland sweden norwai switzerland japan unit state ec efta countri act singl european region particip complet feasibl studi defin term refer feasibl studi intern collabor advanc manufactur intern steer committe feasibl studi state final report feasibl studi prove intern cooper programm research develop advanc manufactur creat equit benefici structur equit benefici outcom intern steer committe feasibl studi final report recommend commenc im programm propos manag structur technic theme intellectu properti right provis iv principl manufactur primari gener wealth critic establish sound econom basi econom growth excel manufactur oper critic result establish global market role research develop field advanc manufactur increasingli pivot manufactur oper substanti research advanc manufactur carri world wide properli manag intern cooper research develop advanc manufactur improv manufactur oper intern cooper advanc manufactur proce base contribut benefit cooper equit balanc collabor project industri relev collabor project carri interregion geograph distribut consortia collabor project occur full innov cycl result collabor project share process control inform diffus protect equit alloc intellectu properti right creat furnish cooper im project activ govern sponsorship util govern resourc involv competit research develop programm structur fund im programm intern cooper particip work cooper boost industri competit solv problem face manufactur worldwid develop advanc manufactur technolog system benefit human scope im programm broad practic im programm govern manag structur consist intern im steer committe interregion secretariat region secretariat im programm includ project compli technic theme appendix project partner compli ipr provis appendix ipr provis includ minimum set mandatori requir mandatori provis address option provis fund manag structur particip fund particip particip determin method particip fund particip contribut equit manner fund kind defrai cost oper interregion secretariat particip respons support deleg provid liabil coverag fund project particip fund particip particip determin method particip fund vi manag structur intern im steer committe im programm overseen intern im steer committe member emin repres particip industri academ government sector knowledg manufactur issu member devot time effort involv guid im programm composit member observ particip total number member observ expand addit particip admit procedur outlin section ix deleg member industri academ government sector particip strong industri represent encourag member industri sector head deleg government member appoint signific term observ chang dictat particip deleg meet intern im steer committe accompani repres design region secretariat intern im steer committe reach decis consensu member chairmanship chair intern im steer committe rotat particip term year term particip chair particip respons organ interregion secretariat canada chair term australia term serv vice chair term guarante continu efta term sequenc subsequ chairmanship decid year commenc im programm respons intern im steer committe recommend polici strategi undertak evolut im programm includ matter particip provid guidanc set strateg prioriti overse programm implement sponsor approv im document form interim task forc committe technic legal issu accomplish work overse interregion secretariat provid intern promot im manufactur gener disciplin endors project section ix ensur project work undertaken programm carri manner consist purpos principl programm structur agre particip foster commun intern im steer committe interregion region secretariat project consortium member interregion secretariat particip chair intern im steer committe respons manag interregion secretariat interregion secretariat respons provid logist interregion propos maintain distribut im meet document provid logist interregion public direct intern im steer committe educ prospect particip dissemin inform conclus project assist interregion consortia format organ arrang studi work request intern im steer committe region secretariat govern public administr public organ particip organ manag respect region secretariat manner fit order facilit im programm region secretariat respons provid region logist interregion propos maintain distribut im meet document respect region provid logist region meet promot dissemin inform conclus project respect region assist consortia format respect region support region deleg attend intern im steer committe meet facilit region select review work region infrastructur group facilit im programm vii commenc im programm im programm commenc ratif term refer im programm particip appoint member intern im steer committe design region secretariat viii end im programm im programm end anniversari agre commenc date programm seventh year programm govern public administr decid differ ix admiss particip govern public administr applic region compli term refer im programm ratif term refer im programm project partner applic region allow form consortia consent partner contribut applic region partner carefulli monitor period time build profil applic region particip period time elaps possibl number year govern public author reach decis base recommend intern im steer committe applic region represent intern im steer committe consortium format region secretariat interregion secretariat provid assist form consortia im project basic consortium format document interregion secretariat region secretariat develop base term refer im programm basic document explain organ programm structur oper aim requir project consortium select technic theme evalu select process support criteria intern coordin partner intern coordin partner appoint consortium appoint intern coordin partner industri firm resourc lead project complet demonstr capac manag complex intern project intern coordin partner duti includ coordin consortia format coordin prepar full propos cooper agreement act primari contact commun consortium intern steer committe interregion secretariat facilit success execut project coordin project review prepar inform dissemin list interest entiti region region secretariat distribut organ industri academ government sector identifi potenti project partner basic document domest fund opportun domest agenda im programm region secretariat compil list interest entiti list includ area interest capabl interest entiti exchang list interest entiti list routin updat distribut region interregion secretariat region secretariat collect list interest entiti region forward list interest entiti region domest entiti potenti similar interest region secretariat cultiv common interest domest foreign entiti facilit format consortia exchang project propos interest entiti submit preliminari propos region secretariat belong facilit format intern consortia region secretariat distribut propos interest entiti list base inform potenti partner strive form intern consortia xi evalu select review project propos consist principl structur programm ipr provis set term refer project select criteria industri relev complianc technic theme appendix amend time time intern im steer committe scientif technic merit adopt commerci potenti complianc ipr provis appendix amend time time intern im steer committe ad consortium select criteria interregion distribut partner consortium partner particip balanc contribut benefit consortium partner show contribut benefit particip equit balanc end contribut identifi type includ kind contribut equip facil personnel document techniqu background intellectu properti partner group interregion leadership interregion consortium appoint intern consortium coordin consortium dissemin result consortium commit submit plan dissemin project result includ lesson learn form manag im consortia proprietari technic result permit ipr provis project evalu propos process consist stage project abstract evalu consortium produc abstract plan research abstract submit region secretariat initi region review deleg make recommend intern im steer committe propos unapprov project feedback receiv support full propos evalu consortium submit final propos standard format detail evalu partner region final propos includ formal commit partner principl structur ipr provis im programm includ sign cooper agreement includ ipr agreement final endors final endors made intern im steer committe base region recommend submit propos project review intern im steer committe monitor review progress regularli facilit consortium submit summari report year intern im steer committe standard format region review progress partner region time see fit xii role im vi vi small medium size enterpris sme univers govern research institut particip individu intern im steer committe develop mechan enlist sme directli indirectli im programm addit region activ clear document advic ipr issu road map exist constraint law custom particip territori practic implic desk answer simpl queri electron partner search facil specif orient sme electron regist express interest sme opportun join exist emerg project cluster ongo case book im experi donat project team dissemin event specif gear sme sector list exhaust research continu alongsid evolv programm monitor particip sme identifi item list encourag particip univers govern research institut har educ role univers dissemin result research gener practition xiii dissemin result dissemin inform utmost import requir im programm inform dissemin compli ipr provis appendix includ dissemin interim final project technic result inform dissemin occur project region interregion level dissemin includ written report intern symposia public member academ sector appendix technic theme full scale im programm propos itc framework theme encourag project applic develop propos show clear contribut necess global cooper shown project propos global cooper solv theme region effort project prioriti total product life cycl issu futur gener model manufactur system exampl theme propos agil manufactur fractual factori bionic manufactur holist enterpris integr intellig commun network system inform process manufactur understand product global distribut global sourc commun network tool applic improv environ protect minimum energi materi environ energi materi question reach complex handl cooper varieti specialist due fact condit field region common understand harmon view respons manufactur technolog environ protect recycl refurbish prove imposs recycl product region region longer term situat greatli damag free trade region method idea recycl global accept develop im umbrella econom justif method spite effort manufactur scientist speed arriv problem outrun output troubleshoot idea implement manufactur area caus harmon assess econom justif manufactur system im support project develop clear specif monitor econom justif method lead common understand evalu manufactur system process issu realiz rapid respons chang requir save human materi resourc improv work condit employe theme identifi clean manufactur process minim effect environ process emiss minim system process dispos minim system factori process life cycl pre assess system energi effici process meet manufactur requir minimum consumpt energi minimum consumpt energi integr cycl process energi consumpt modul energi conserv type product manag technolog energi conserv type technolog innov manufactur process method quickli produc product rapid prototyp method manufactur process flexibl respond labour condit product materi improv flexibl autonomi process modul compos manufactur system open distribut system modul match unman man machin mix labour intens system metamorpholog architect system compon line product improv interact harmoni compon function manufactur open infrastructur manufactur interconnect inform system remot id respect modul strategi plan design tool manufactur take place global economi raw materi transform strateg decis decis complic term make make bui singl global economi todai manufactur organ design vertic hierarch structur move hierarch structur continu requir major organ system work practic methodolog tool defin manufactur strategi design organ busi work process method tool support busi process engin model tool support analys develop manufactur strategi design support tool support plan extend enterpris virtual enterpris environ human organ social issu promot develop project improv imag manufactur manufactur engin tend bottom pai scale relev engin profess lower statur itc consid project global recogn strong profession societi educ institut promot manufactur disciplin propos includ creation intern organ promot manufactur improv capabl manufactur workforc educ train engin educ tend emphas theori process addit basic educ met industri produc graduat inadequ skill led industri poor turn innov success product necessit chang prioriti closer ti industri educ institut system organ train compani continu process seek updat skill increas potenti employe crucial element system autonom offshor plant integr supplementari busi function subsidiari offshor plant origin meant increas market share decreas product cost develop transplant labour forc secondari consider give autonomi plant enabl react flexibl chang condit area base consist organiz idea decentr empower hierarchi flatten serv contribut domest develop countri plant locat im goal spread wide basic manufactur knowledg corpor technic memori keep develop access manufactur enterpris knowledg sourc inform isol lock organiz learn strategi translat knowledg framework model lead decis make import theme im perform measur paradigm paradigm manufactur offer superior perform point view cost qualiti deliveri flexibl familiar perform criteria mass product flexibl kei attribut paradigm manufactur increas accept paradigm perform evalu method develop virtual extend enterpris issu extend enterpris express market driven requir embrac extern resourc enterpris own core busi focu rout excel product servic deliveri requir amalgam multipl world class capabl chang market requir fluctuat mix resourc extend enterpris liken ultim customiz reconfigur manufactur resourc goal process applic larg organ increasingli metamorphas umbrella smaller unit focus factori oper extend enterpris requir commun databas technolog current state art main challeng organiz technolog research develop opportun area methodolog determin support inform process logist chain extend enterpris architectur busi function technic support engin cooper chain concurr engin extend enterpris method approach assign cost liabil risk reward element extend enterpris team work individu unit extend enterpris appendix intellectu properti right provis research develop project object provis lai mandatori requir recommend principl partner particip project conduct intellig manufactur system programm im programm object provis provid adequ protect intellectu properti right gener joint research develop project im programm ensur contribut benefit particip cooper project equit balanc proper balanc struck flexibl partner negoti uniform procedur project partner result research share partner process protect equit alloc intellectu properti right creat furnish cooper articl definit account share consider royalti licenc fee partner partner partner sole jointli own foreground disclos licens assign parti affili legal entiti directli indirectli own control own control ownership control partner common ownership control govern creat affili statu ownership control exist direct indirect ownership nomin issu equiti share capit ownership share entitl holder vote elect director person perform similar function mean elect appoint director person perform similar function major vote ownership share control manag oper compani contractu provis background inform intellectu properti right background right own control partner affili foreground background right patent invent design util model applic therefor made public own control partner affili licenc work project commerci exploit foreground foreground confidenti inform inform made gener made confid law written confidenti agreement consortium group agre carri jointli project cooper agreement sign agreement partner consortium conduct project foreground inform intellectu properti right creat conceiv invent develop work project group partner project geograph area particip im programm intellig manufactur system programm intellectu properti right right defin articl viii convent establish world intellectu properti organ sign stockholm juli exclud trade mark servic mark commerci name design profit institut legal entiti public privat establish organ purpos profit make commerci exploit foreground particip australia canada ec group particip efta countri austria finland norwai sweden switzerland japan usa countri geograph region particip im programm approv manner determin particip partner legal natur person particip contract parti cooper agreement project project research develop project carri consortium im programm summari inform descript object statu result project disclos confidenti inform articl mandatori provis cooper agreement substant term condit fulli consist provis articl definit cooper agreement articl document project potenti partner affili subject govern requir law agreement requir affect right oblig pursuant cooper agreement potenti partner disclos partner requir awar prior sign cooper agreement partner ensur ownership disclosur licens foreground compli mandatori provis project subject govern requir partner outset project promptli notifi affili involv perform project notifi affili involv life project time enter cooper agreement immedi legal entiti meet affili definit partner exclud affili right oblig set provis accord term cooper agreement written agreement partner enter written cooper agreement govern particip project consist document ownership foreground own sole partner jointli partner creat partner sole owner foreground disclos exclus licens foreground parti account partner partner joint owner foreground disclos exclus licens foreground parti consent account partner agre cooper agreement partner assign sole joint ownership interest background background right foreground parti consent account partner partner assign right background right foreground make assign subject cooper agreement requir assigne agre write bound assignor oblig cooper agreement respect assign right dissemin inform summari inform partner project committe form im programm consortium make end project public report set summari inform project licenc right foreground partner affili foreground royalti free research develop commerci exploit commerci exploit includ right make made sell import except circumst partner agre cooper agreement pai royalti partner profit institut commerci exploit foreground sole own profit institut partner agre cooper agreement pai royalti partner profit institut commerci exploit foreground jointli own profit institut provid royalti small consist principl contribut benefit im programm balanc equit own partner affili disclos licens foreground parti partner affili normal busi disclos foreground confid sole purpos manufactur manufactur import sell product licens softwar form part foreground object code engag right provis product servic inher disclos foreground background partner project oblig suppli licens background partner partner affili partner affili background right sole research develop project addit consider includ limit financi consider partner affili grant partner affili licenc background right normal commerci condit licenc commerci exploit foreground own partner affili reason law contractu oblig exist signatur cooper agreement unabl grant licenc background right specif identifi cooper agreement partner agre except case exclus background right specif identifi cooper agreement surviv right cooper agreement right oblig partner affili foreground background background right surviv natur expir term cooper agreement articl provis address cooper agreement partner address item cooper agreement public result partner address issu consent requir partner public result project summari inform partner address issu partner profit institut academ purpos publish foreground sole provid adequ procedur protect foreground accord articl protect foreground partner identifi step seek legal protect foreground mean intellectu properti right make invent notifi partner project time manner protect sought provid summari descript invent partner address issu prompt notif partner project request mutual agre condit disclosur invent cooper protect undertaken partner project event extent partner partner foreground intend seek protect confidenti inform partner identifi measur ensur partner receiv confidenti inform disclos confidenti inform affili permit condit suppli disput settlement applic law partner agre cooper agreement manner disput settl partner agre cooper agreement law govern cooper agreement articl option provis partner requir address provis cooper agreement affili provis antitrust competit law issu cancel termin employ employe relationship export control complianc field agreement intent parti licens partner project licensor liabil aris license licens technolog loan assign employe result right partner withdraw partner project post cooper agreement background protect disclosur oblig confidenti inform residu inform royalti rate background licenc softwar sourc code taxat term durat agreement provis partner put cooper agreement depend circumst project partner seek expert advic note addit term conflict articl provis appendix appendix convent establish world intellectu properti organ stockholm juli articl viii defin intellectu properti includ right literari artist scientif work perform perform artist phonogram broadcast invent field human endeavour scientif discoveri industri design trade mark servic mark commerci name design protect unfair competit right result intellectu activ industri scientif literari artist field