Modern societies are striving for a smarter, more connected, and more sustainable future. This is the main incentive for the development of new technologies and production principles.

Therefore, it is time to rethink manufacturing. This is necessary not only to survive the "turbulent times", but also to maintain and improve the competitiveness of companies and their ability to meet the needs of society and consumers.

In this module you will learn about smart digital manufacturing, innovation processes, advanced production and organisation methods, sustainable manufacturing principles and the challenges of manufacturing transformation. You will be able to recognize the need for technological transformation, evaluate the potential of technologies, and create both technological and non-technological innovations aimed at fostering human-centred, resilient, and sustainable manufacturing. You will develop your skills thru a case study, where you will have to analyse and choose the best solution to the problem. This will allow you to focus your analytical skills and creativity to look at the manufacturing industry from a new, sustainable perspective. The knowledge and skills gained in this course will help you to propose solution for development of sustainable and digital manufacturing, transformation of manufacturing. The module consists of 6 topics and we will discuss Rethinking Manufacturing: challenges and opportunities; Supply Chain Transformation; Developing Multifunctional Digital Manufacturing; Sustainability in Industry 5.0 and Connecting Manufacturing to Customer Experience.