A Strong Connection with Industry
CIRRELT members have always maintained close ties with industry, and the Centre intends to continue this essential involvement in order to better understand the challenges facing today’s organizations and to test the concepts and tools developed by its researchers.Each industrial sector has its own characteristics, and adapting general design, planning and management concepts to specific needs represents a significant undertaking. To maximize its impact, CIRRELT focuses primarily on sectors that align with its core expertise and play an important role in Quebec’s economy: transportation, distribution, forest products, telecommunications and manufacturing.
Committed Partners
Numerous companies contribute to CIRRELT’s activities and funding, particularly through industrial research chairs and the FOR@C Research Consortium. These collaborations take many forms, including participation by industry representatives on scientific committees, hosting student interns and contributing to pilot projects.
Student internships provide an excellent opportunity:
- For researchers, to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by companies.
- For companies, to implement new approaches and solutions developed by researchers.
- For students, to add a practical dimension to their theoretical training.
A Continuous Research and Knowledge Transfer Process
The close relationship between research and knowledge transfer is a distinctive feature of CIRRELT and a value shared by all its members.This approach enables the Centre to continuously update its research priorities and obtain the data required to validate the approaches, methods and tools developed by its researchers.
Understand
Stay close to industry challenges in order to better understand contemporary issues and their specific characteristics.
Develop
Design innovative approaches, methods and tools tailored to the real needs of organizations.
Transfer
Implement practical solutions and train the next generation to create lasting impact within organizations.
Our Collaboration Model
This model illustrates the continuous cycle connecting economic and industrial partners, CIRRELT and the scientific community.
Continuous Exchange
Ongoing interactions help identify real-world needs and generate useful, applicable knowledge.
Training and Impact
Training the next generation and transferring knowledge help strengthen organizations and improve their competitiveness.
Scientific Outreach
CIRRELT’s research contributes to the international scientific community and reinforces the Centre’s position as a leading research organization.
