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Manufacturing

Supply chain

News and Updates

2025 MBE & QIF Summit

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Update

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The 2025 MBE & QIF Summit event is returning to MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 - 17, 2025. The 2025 event will bring the

Events

Projects and Programs

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Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things Program

Ongoing
Objective - Enable scalable, dependable design methods and reproducible performance measurement for effective and trustworthy (reliable, safe, secure, resilient and privacy-enhancing) cyber-physical systems and IoT, by means of new measurement science, advanced testing and assurance capabilities and

Supply Chain Traceability for Agri-Food Manufacturing

Completed
Objective - Develop and deploy new standards, tools, and guidelines for traceability and cybersecurity that increase trust among participants and customers of agri-food manufacturing supply chains. What is the technical idea? The new technical idea is to develop the measurement science basis for the
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EV Battery Passport

Completed
End-of-life issues associated with EV batteries (EVBs) are estimated to have a steep rise in the coming decades. Given the finite nature of material resources worldwide, developing a circular EV batteries (EVB) infrastructure is needed to keep high value battery materials in the economy, therefore

Publications

Life-Cycle Analysis Datasets for Regionalized Plastic Pathways

Author(s)
Taemin Kim, Pahola Benavides, Joshua Kneifel, Kate Beers, Zifeng Lu, Troy Hawkins
The carbon intensity (CI) of producing five different resins – polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene

Software

CostGuide - Metal Plate

MCG for Supply Chain Statistics

The Manufacturing Cost Guide (MCG) is a tool that estimates industry statistics for the manufacturing supply chain based on economic input-output analysis. It

Awards

AIAG award

For substantial contribution and leadership on behalf of the automotive industry.