Research Projects

Principal Investigator or Coordinator: Professor George Tagaras

• Training engineers on quality assurance” 1996 (Technical Chamber of Greece).
• The importance of integration and coordination in the supply chain” 1996 (Hewlett-Packard, USA).
• Development of dynamically adaptive economic control charts for monitoring the quality of production processes” 1996-1998 (Hellenic General Secretariat for Research and Technology).
• Executive training in statistical quality control” 1997 (MEVGAL S.A., diary product company).
• TMR Research Network for Reverse Logistics” 1997-2002 (European Commission – DG 12).
• Improvement of the graduate program in Management of Production Systems” 2001-2003 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Strategic and business plan development for AUTH” 2002 (Centre for Educational Research).
• Optimal planning of combined statistical process control and preventive maintenance procedures” 2002-2005 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Combining quality assurance procedures with preventive maintenance systems and management of reverse logistics” 2005-2006 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Inventory management” 2007 (RODA S.A., institutional castors manufacturing company).
• Research Support to the Laboratory of Business Administration, Department of Mechanical Engineering” 2007-2011 (Technical Chamber of Greece).
• Development of an intelligent dynamic information system for the detection and prediction of failures and sub-optimal operation in an industrial environment” 2011-2014 (SOUROTI S.A. and KRI-KRI S.A., manufacturing companies of the food and beverages sectors).

Principal Investigator or Coordinator: Professor Patroklos Georgiadis

• Assembly line for the production of Jeep (Mercedes 240 GD) at the Hellenic Vehicle Industry – ELVO S.A. 1987 (ELVO S.A.).
• Reduction of pollution generated by passenger cars” 1988 (EU).
• Development of a flexible manufacturing system for a metal products producer” 1988 (Christos Giantsis S.A.).
• Incentives for investments in the Hellenic Industry” 1988-1990 (Hellenic General Secretariat for Research and Technology).
• Development of bus assembly line at the Hellenic Vehicle Industry–ELVO S.A.” 1989 (ELVO S.A.).
• Potential business activities by municipalities in passive solar systems 1988-1999 (the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government S.A.).
• Research approaches to monitoring participation trends in vocational educational training” 1989-1990 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Organizational design and IT infrastructure for the municipality of Pylea” 1991 (Municipality of Pylea).
• Establishment of Center by the Academia, Industry and IT Houses, which will absorb the existing technology and adapt it to the Greek industry needs” 1991-1993 (EU).
• Organizational design and modernization of the Hellenic Vehicle Industry–ELVO S.A.” 1993-1994, (ELVO S.A.).
• Incentives for the development of decentralized energy systems in Greece” 1994-1995 (Hellenic General Secretariat for Research and Technology).
• Feasibility study for the Development of University Press at the AUTh” 1995 (decision of the AUTh senate).
• Work study project at a bath products producer” 1997 (Computer Logic S.A.).
• Material requirements planning in a bath products producer” 1997-1998 (Computer Logic S.A.).
• Human Capital and Mobility – Access to Large Installation: Factory Information System Chemnitz FIS/C” 1999 (EU).
• Feasibility study for the Development of AUTh logo in commercial products” 1999 (Aristotle University Property Development and Management Company S.A.).
• Strategic plan of the operation of Student Club at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki” 1999-2000.
• Organizational design and modernization of the administrative services at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki” 1999-2000 (Decision of the rector’s council).
• Feasibility study for the development of a new passenger car at the Hellenic Vehicle Industry – ELVO S.A.” 2000-2001 (ELVO S.A.).
• Planning of the academic staff for the Greek higher education” 2001-2002 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Study for the needs and targeting of the Hellenic Pedagogical Institute” 2005 (Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs).
• Research and development of dynamic tools to optimize the production planning at the Haitoglou-Hartel S.A.” 2005-2006 (Haitoglou-Hartel S.A. -company of the paper and corrugated board/boxes sector-).
• Short-term production planning and control project at BEDA S.A. -exhaust systems and catalytic converters producer-” (Computer Logic S.A.).
• Improvement of Students’ Internship in Serbia – ISIS” 2010-2013 (EU).