The fourteenth edition of the WCM Summer School focused on an extremely current and complex case study. Case owners KMWE and Brainport Industries presented the participants with a challenge concerning remanufacturing and circular supply chain collaboration. According to Summer School Director Jan Braaksma, the topic offers ample opportunities for innovation in practice. “The case owners can directly incorporate the students’ ideas into their planning.”

Edward Voncken, CEO of KMWE, agrees. “What the students present to us really helps us look at things from the outside in. I’m very impressed that the participants were able to get to the heart of this complex challenge so quickly and also find solutions for it.”

The fourtheenth edition of this year’s WCM Summer School will take place from Monday 21 July to Friday 25 July and will be organised at the Base (“Legerplaats bij Oldebroek”) in ‘t Harde.  Participants will be presented with the very latest maintenance knowledge by professors from various Dutch universities and will think in groups about a real practical case. This year brought in by KMWE / Brainport Industries. On Friday, the various solutions will be presented and voting by public and jury will determine which team has the best solution. We cordially invite you to attend this final presentation – English spoken – in ‘t Harde, each year full of fresh insights.

The selection for the WCM Summer School 2025 is completed. This year 33 participants are selected.