R&D&i Management System in Distributed Manufacturing Systems

Abstract

The R&D&i has become a key strategy to ensure competitiveness in a global market. New business models and Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS) arise as a form of adaptive response to new market situations. Although R&D&I is incorporated at the strategic level, a lack of information about the management of R&D&I in distributed centers, theirs activities or organizational structure is detected. The aim of this paper is to propose a methodology to implement the Management System (MS) of R&D&I in a Distributed Manufacturing System and enhance the knowledge in relation to this topic. In turn, the management of these activities may differ from the existing manufacturing and their Quality Management System (QMS) so the quality will be discussed in terms of research, development and innovation.