Profile IAO

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e. V. Founded: 1949 Number of Employees: 11.000 * Research Volume: 910 million euro* President: Hans-Jörg Bullinger Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. e.h. Dr. h. c. Organizational Structure: 56 research establishments, operating as independent »Profit-Centers« *2001

Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787 – 1826) Successful researcher, inventor and entrepreneur Establishing a connection between basic research, practical application and commercialization Shining example for work in applied research

Research fields Materials technology, component behaviour Production technology, manufacturing engineering Information and communications technology Microelectronics, microsystems technology Sensor systems, testing and measurement technology Process technology Energy and building technology, environmental and health research Technical and economic studies, information transfer

Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO Founded: 1981 Number of Employees: 250 Employees, 320 student assistants* Research Volume: 33,5 million euro* Head of Institute: Dieter Spath Prof. Dr.-Ing. Address: Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Phone +49 (0) 7 11/9 70-01 Fax +49 (0) 7 11/9 70-22 99 E-Mail: Info@iao.fraunhofer.de Web-site: www.iao. fraunhofer.de *2001, inclusive IAT

Locations of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Fraunhofer-Establishments abroad: Fraunhofer USA with locations in – Boston (Massachusetts) – Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) – Plymouth (Michigan) – Providence (Rhode Island) – Newark (Delaware) – College Park (Maryland) – Peoria (Illinois) Fraunhofer associated offices in Asia: – Beijing (China) – Singapore – Jakarta (Indonesien) – Tokio (Japan)

Curators of Fraunhofer IAO Klaus-Dieter Laidig (chairman) Management Consultant, Böblingen Bernhard Dorn Management Consultant, Leonberg Dr. Gerd Federlin Generalbevollmächtigter Direktor MAN AG, München Dr. Johann Rudolf Flesch Hannover Ingolf Kraut Balingen Prof. Dr. Klaus G. Lederer Chairman Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW),Kiel Prof. Dr. Holger Luczak Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung, RWTH Aachen Dr. Harald Marquardt Acting Partner, Rietheim-Weilheim Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ralf Reichwald Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Industrielle Betriebswirtschaft, Technical University of Munich Hans-Peter Stihl Chairman Stihl AG, Waiblingen Dr. Harald Unkelbach Geschäftsführer Adolf Würth GmbH&Co.KG, Künzelsau Dr. Eberhard Veit Member of the Board of Management, FESTO AG, Esslingen Ursula Zahn-Elliott Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Bonn Standing guests: MR‘in Monika Mundkowski-Bek Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart Constantin Skarpelis Research programme Arbeit und Technik, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V., Bonn

Research Volume: 33,5 million euro* Contract research from private industry Basic financing and special funds 11 % 48 % 41 % Project financing from federal and regional government and the European Union *2001, inclusive IAT

Core Values Innovation Through dynamic and cooperative work we achieve innovative solutions. Customer Orientation Customers‘ goals and needs are our central focus. Performance We transfer research results efficiently and target oriented into the industry. Scientific Professionality First class Research is our recommendation. Human Resource Focus Personal responsibility and autonomy are important to us. Integrity We work responsibly and independently.

Competences Branches Products Processes Technologies Business Process Intranet, Customer Management,Enterprise Networking, Environmental Management, Human Engineering, Information Engineering, Innovation Management, Learning Arrangements, Multimedia Business Management, New Business Development, Organizational Design, Sales Information Systems, Service Engineering Usability Engineering Electronic Business Electronic Business Integration E-Production, Information Systems Knowledge Transfer Rapid Product Development Software Technology Virtual Environments E-Procurement Financial Service Providers Printing and publishing Industry Public Service Providers Production Companies Public Health Service Management, Software Production Human Resource Management New Work, Production Management R&D Management Service Economy Software Management Processes Technologies

Demonstration and Advice Centers Business TV Broadband Communication Lab BUISLAB- Demonstration Center for Environmental Management Information Systems in Production and Logistic Center of Knowledge Integration in Product Engineering and Process Development (KIPED) Community Lab Customer Care Advice Center Baden-Württemberg Descience Document- and Workflow Management E-Business Innovation Center (E-BIZ) EDM-Advisory Center Electronic Commerce Center Stuttgart Engineering Innovation Lab (EIL) Engineering Knowledge Management System (EKMS)

Demonstration and Advice Centers Engineering Solution Center (ESC) Enterprise Process Management Labor Ergonomics Laboratories eFactory Manufacturing Network Laboratory Fraunhofer Office Innovation Center (OIC) »HyPl 6« (6-sided-CAVE) Knowledge Media Lab Media Center Rapid Product Development Software Management Supply Chain Management Network (SCENE) Tele-Cooperation Laboratory Usability Labor Virtual Reality Lab (VR-Lab)

References Adam Opel Adolf Würth Alcatel SEL AOK Baden Württemberg Our customers are from every area of the economy. We co-operate with companies of different scales. Every year we work on more than 250 projects with industrial partners. Adam Opel Adolf Würth Alcatel SEL AOK Baden Württemberg BEB Erdgas und Erdöl Bilfinger&Berger Projektentwicklung BMW Burda Druck DaimlerChrysler Debis Deutsche Bank Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Deutsche Telekom Dresdner Bank Drees&Sommer Ericsson Deutschland Ernst Klett Festo Hoechst IG Metall Vorstand Konradin Druck Lidl & Schwarz Münchner Rückversicherung Premiere Medien REFA Siemens Vereinigte Versicherungen Viessmann Werke Vorwerk Elektrowerke Xerox Research Overview

Research Programs Research Programs of German Government Every year, we work on more than 130 projects supported by public research programs. Research projects are funded by: Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie (BMBF), Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft (BMWi), European Union, Regional Governments, Deutsche Forschungs- gemeinschaft DFG. Research Programs of German Government – IuK-Technologie, Neue Medien in der Bildung – Lebenswissenschaften, Arbeitsgestaltung – Innovationsförderung und Technologietransfer – Umweltgerechte, nach- haltige Entwicklung – Leuchtturmprojekte Research Programs of European Union – IST – Growth – CRAFT – Innovation & Technologie- transfer – EUREKA – eEurope, eContent – Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben im Bereich »Integrierter Umweltschutz – Betriebliche Instrumente für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften« Overview