Center for International Industrial Solutions
What we do
We conduct applied research, provide education and foster know-how transfer for the Machine and the Cleantech sectors.
We assess market and social shifts, as well as transformations in technology and resources management that affect the industry. We support companies in leveraging relevant technologies, in designing new business models and organizational structures to strengthen their international competitiveness. We train our students to address these challenges effectively.
Focus Industries
The two industries we are operating in:
Our Approach
Together with companies and stakeholders, we analyze their current business model and end-to-end value chain. Furthermore, we single out key customers’ requirements and external business factors. We provide support in defining and prioritizing objectives for each business model dimension.
By benchmarking against best practices from the industry and adjacent business fields, we propose relevant technologies and map out the required organizational structures.
Finally, we conduct applied research to provide guidance for the implementation of the new business model as far as the proof of concept.
Our core competencies are:
- Interdisciplinarity:
Management, Economics, Environmental Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Material Sciences, Food Technology, Strategy Design - Turnaround
- Designing know-how transfer programs
- Knowledge of and networks in key emerging markets
- International project management
Our News
30 November 2020
ZHAW Industrie 4.0 - Blog post by Peter Qvist-Sørensen:
Applying IIoT and AI – Opportunities, Requirements and Challenges for Industrial Machine and Equipment Manufacturers to Expand Their Services
20 August 2020
Recycle me if you can:
The article in "Le Temps" is part of a broader summer series on recycling, which aims to raise awareness on the key role that consumers play in advanced recycling systems, with a quote from ZHAW researcher Grégoire Meylan.
Read the entire article (PDF 162,8 KB) (French)