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Enterprise Systems Engineering

At CESE, we use the knowledge generated in research to provide high value-added niche services to industrial enterprises in areas such as Manufacturing Systems Design, Manufacturing Systems Planning and Management, Collaborative Platforms, Supply Chain Strategy, Manufacturing Intelligence or Construction Information Management.

Our mission is to advance the scientific knowledge in enterprise systems engineering, fostering high impact management and ICT systems, and generating innovative services for industrial organisations.

We want to be recognised as a leading research centre in enterprise systems engineering and as a first choice in helping industrial organisations to achieve sustainable, high-performance levels.

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Systems Engineering and Management

Second edition of the course “Shop floor digitalisation - making digitalisation happen in the Industry” starts in October

Applications are now open for the second edition of the course “Shop floor digitalisation – making digitalisation happen in the Industry”; this event is a partnership between INESC TEC and INEGI, and will take place on October 16. Registrations for this programme - designed to help companies address the challenges of digitalisation - are open until October 13.

15th September 2025

Systems Engineering and Management

INESC TEC leads project to facilitate the adoption of Generative AI in industry

INESC TEC is leading a project aimed at making Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) more accessible, efficient, and applicable within industrial contexts.

27th May 2025

Systems Engineering and Management

Digitalisation in the agro-food sector: a key step towards decarbonisation

Digitalisation plays a vital role in decarbonisation, serving as an enabler of energy efficiency, process optimisation, and the transition to more sustainable operations. In a sector like agro-food, where energy consumption is often high, digital transformation allows for real-time monitoring and control of resource use, while supporting data-driven decision-making.This is where INESC TEC comes in. As part of the Roadmap for Decarbonising the Agro-Food Sector, the institute developed specific methodologies to support the digital transformation of companies within the sector; let’s take a closer look.

26th May 2025

How to create more “sustainable” logistics chains? This discussion will take place in Porto – with INESC TEC’s involvement

The EurOMA Sustainability forum will bring together researchers from all over the world to discuss and rethink the current linear model of supply and demand, and show how companies can adopt regenerative and restorative operations that have a positive environmental and social impact. Porto will host the event over the next two years.

17th October 2024

Disruptions in supply chains are a major issue for SMEs – INESC TEC has a model to help them addressing this problem

A resilient supply chain must be able to innovate and adapt to new realities. The RISE-SME project relies on INESC TEC to provide supply chain stakeholders with more solutions to detect and anticipate disruptions. In Portugal, 99.9% of the business fabric features SMEs.  

17th October 2024

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Featured Projects

DTVIA

Análise de Maturidade Digital

2025-2025

BIOFAB

BIOProducts FABrication Support - BIOFAB+ - Support the R&D technical proposal writing - Holland BioProducts’ New Factory in Portugal

2025-2025

ARQUITETURA_ITOT

Avaliação de Maturidade e Roadmap Estratégico para a Implementação de Gestão OT

2025-2025

GrapeUP

Grapes By-ProdUcts High-Value UPcycling

2025-2028

PF_CAP_DIGI

Aluguer de Espaço para Sessão de Capacitação - O Papel do Digital na Descarbonização da Indústria Agroalimentar

2025-2025

PFAI4_6eD

Programa de Formação Avançada Industria 4 - 6a edição

2025-2025

DT_NFSM_RPN

Reengenharia de Processos de Negócio e Deseho de Roadmap

2025-2025

InnoMatSyn

Innovative Materials Ecosystem to Gain Synergies of regional, national and EU Initiatives

2025-2028

DTACSMESCRM

Apoio técnico para diagnóstico e definição de ações corretivas ao nível da integração MES/Automação

2025-2025

DT_DNTRANS

Diagnóstico da Organização e Definição de um Plano Estratégico Tecnológico no Contexto da Transformação Digital

2025-2025

PFAI4_5eD

Programa de Formação Avançada Industria 4 - 5a edição

2024-2024

FAIST

Fábrica Ágil Inteligente Sustentável e Tecnológica

2022-2026

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