Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing

The aim of this project is to develop a blueprint for a co-created, distributed, community-based manufacturing platform in the UK with a business model to support its financial viability and scalability. The research questions which we will address are: • What are the challenges faced by: o the local population in getting products repaired or manufactured, in getting employment and in acquiring digital skills? o local manufacturers in adopting digital manufacturing and in attracting a digitally literate workforce? o local councils in engaging communities in digital manufacturing related skill building and employment generation? • How can a community based distributed manufacturing platform be co-created to improve the perception of the local population towards manufacturing as a career choice for themselves and their children, to reskill the local community, and to cater to the repair and manufacturing demands of the local community? • What will be the characteristics of the business model, which will help in sustaining and scaling up such a co-created community-based distributed manufacturing platform?

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Contributors: Creator: Chaudhuri, Atanu ¹
Contact person: Chaudhuri, Atanu ¹

¹ Durham University Business School
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
Research methods: The project aim is to create a digital platform which matches the needs of communities for digital skills and local manufacturing with the existing capabilities available within the community to address these needs. This will be trialled as a scoping exercise, in two communities, one in the north-east of England (Durham-Middlesbrough area) and one in the East Midlands (Loughborough-Derby area), chosen because of the locations of the research team members (two in each of the locations). Data was collected using interviews and workshops.
Keyword: Digitalisation
Distributed manufacturing
Community co-creation
Subject: Manufacturing industries
Production management--Data processing
Community-based research
Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom
Teesside, England, United Kingdom
Derby, England, United Kingdom
Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Language: English
Identifier: ark:/32150/r1bg257f113
Publisher: Durham University
Date Created: 11/05/2025

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	README documentation for Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	13 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
File Name: AUTHOR_DATASET_Readme-Community Co-created distributed manufacturing platform.txt File Format: plain (Plain text) Creator: Depositor: A. Chaudhuri Edit Access: Users: wpcb95
	Notes from Tanfield Business Park meeting with community members.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
File Name: Notes from Tanfield Business Park meeting with community members.docx File Format: msword (Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Text) Creator: Depositor: A. Chaudhuri Edit Access: Users: wpcb95
	Interview questions for digital technology service providers.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
File Name: Interview questions for digital technology service providers.docx File Format: msword (Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Text) Creator: Depositor: A. Chaudhuri Edit Access: Users: wpcb95
	Interview questions for County Councils.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
File Name: Interview questions for County Councils.docx File Format: msword (Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Text) Creator: Depositor: A. Chaudhuri Edit Access: Users: wpcb95
	Interview questions for community members.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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	Interview questions for manufacturers _County Councils.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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	Validation questions for the platform.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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	Validation interview _members of community A and B.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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	FE College A_interview transcript.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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	Tech Service Provider B interview.docx Is part of: Community Co-created Distributed Manufacturing	11 May 2025	Open Access	Single-Use Link to File Edit File Download File
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