Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. The university's 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains.

One of the groups performs research activities linked to lot-size-one, zero-defect manufacturing and agile manufacturing; topics covered by this include design and task allocation in flexible assembly, digital twin of smart factories, maintenance and production management. In addtion, this also covers the topics  of lean manufacturing, value chain mapping, logistics and supply chain management, material handling & warehousing, assembly line feeding, virtual commissioning, and AR/VR for smart assembly.