SINTEF (The Foundation of Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology)
The SINTEF Group in Trondheim is a private research institute that performs contract research and development for industry and the public sector. It is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia with a total of around 1800 employees. SINTEF performs projects primarily within the technology area, but also in natural sciences, medicine, and the social sciences. SINTEF collaborates closely with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). About 90% of SINTEF’s projects are funded by industry.
The SINTEF group consists of 8 research institutes and 4 research companies. SINTEF Industrial Management will be the active research institute in this project. The institute has been working with research and development within technical management systems, product development, production, production processes, administrative systems, performance measurement, benchmarking, productivity and sustainable products and processes for many years.
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