17. ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
1. PROJECT GOALS
This project pertains to the creation of an association between private and public sector research units and firms for
the purpose of expanding the market for and use of these technologies by enterprises. Specifically, the goals of this
project are to provide technology services, to demonstrate application to businesses and the public sector, and to
create a regional pole in this technology field.
2. RTP PRIORITY UMBRELLA
Support the endogenous technology supply and demand
3. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE PROJECT
Applications of business information systems:
- MRP (Materials Requirement Planning)
- MIS (Management Information System)
- DSS (Decision Support System)
- MPS (Master Production Scheduling)
- Single product codification, etc.
Applications of digital communications technologies (computer ordering, electronic data exchange, promotion on the
Internet)
Multimedia applications for product promotion
Systems applications for decision-making and expertise
4. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Selection of the research laboratories at the Universities and Technical Institutes, public research centres,
and private firms
Establishment of a Co-operative or Association as agent of co-operation.
Formation of the administrative body of the new institution.
Development and standardisation of the technology services
Equipment to provide the services
Promotion of the services provided.
Approaches to businesses.
Broadening of the regional market for industrial information systems.

5. DURATION OF IMPLEMENTATION:
1997-1999

6. IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY:
Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki -
Laboratories and Department of Computer Science
7. RELATED OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES FROM THE 2nd CSF & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES:
ROP-C.Mak. (23), ROP-R&D(24, 32), ROP-SME (32, 33)

8. DEMAND DIAGRAMS

- 3: Electronic system for economic planning (use-requirements)
- 5: Electronic system for long-term planning (use-requirements)
- 10: Product promotion via the Internet (use-requirements)