FIR (association)
| FIR e. V. at RWTH Aachen | |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | legally independent |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Facility location: |
Aachen , Germany
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| Type of research: | Applied research |
| Subjects: | Economics |
| Areas of expertise: | Business administration , industrial engineering , ergonomics |
| Basic funding: | State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Management: | Günther Schuh , Volker Stich |
| Employee: | approx. 120 |
| Annotation: | Affiliated institute |
| Homepage: | [1] |
The FIR e. V. at the RWTH Aachen is an affiliated institute that is affiliated to the RWTH Aachen . The registered association is dedicated to practice-related research issues relating to company organization and corporate development . The aim of the institute is to develop methods to increase, maintain and restore competitiveness , especially for small and medium-sized enterprises .
history
In 1953 the Research Institute for Rationalization was founded in Aachen under the sponsorship of the "Association for the Promotion of Research Institutes for Rationalization". In addition to representatives from science and industry, the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for Economics and Transport was also one of the initiators. The original aim of the institute was to increase productivity for the German domestic market . Financing came from state funds. In 1977 the institute became one of the first Blue List institutes and until 1984 was half financed by federal and state funds. From 1984 the institute was initially continued as a state institute.
Since the institute was founded, there has been a cooperation with the "Institute for Work Science" at RWTH Aachen University. In 1986 the cooperation with the IAW was formally regulated in a contract with RWTH Aachen University, since then it has been a so-called affiliated institute .
Work areas
The activities of the FIR aim to systematically develop the operational organization for the "companies of the future" and to implement them exemplarily. The methods and tools developed are to be made available to small and medium-sized companies in particular . In the relationship between practice and theory, the institute conducts application-oriented research with active participation by companies. The research results are processed in a sector-specific and company-specific manner in order to promote the transfer to the company.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 6 ° 2 ′ 35.5 ″ E