The
IGDS commenced in 1981 by the Warwick
Manufacturing Group of The University of Warwick to strengthen collaboration between
industry and the University, to bring academic rigour to industry
and to train executives working in industry. The programme involves
over 40 blue-chip manufacturing and engineering companies including:
British
Aerospace
British
Airways
GKN
London
Electricity
Lucas
Varity
Raychem
Rolls-Royce
Royal
Group, and etc.
Hong
Kong
The
IGDS was launched in Hong Kong in 1990 by the Department
of Industrial and Systems Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, and was sponsored by 12 local founder member companies including:
