Alan Thorne is actively involved in providing expertise for consultancy engagements using the IfM’s Automation Assessment approach.

EXPERTISE

Alan has been involved with the Auto-ID Centre at Cambridge since its inauguration in 2001, providing expertise within the field of manufacturing automation. As manager of the automation laboratory, Alan has been actively involved in research and demonstrations showing benefits that can be achieved by using RFID and EPC network technologies within the manufacturing field.

Alan was the co-founder of the Aero-ID Technologies programme run from the Cambridge Auto-ID Lab, helping to support the adoption of ID technologies within the aerospace sector. He has been involved in British Aerospace/IBM research projects as a systems engineer investigating flexible manufacturing systems on civil and military aircraft production. Alan is currently heading up a new research programme investigating the impact that ID and network technologies will have on Aircraft Turnaround processes.

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