Jean-Baptiste Waldner

Jean-Baptiste Waldner (born 30 March 1959) is a French engineer, management consultant and author, known for his contributions in the fields of computer-integrated manufacturing,[1] enterprise architecture,[2][3] nanoelectronics, nanocomputers[4][5] and swarm intelligence.

Thereby MRP2 covers three phases (see image): According to Oliveira (2003) the work of Waldner (1992) and others became "an important effort towards the goal of increasing the competitiveness of manufacturing companies through the introduction of automation and wider use of computers.

[16][17][18][19] The author forecasts a fundamental technological disruption in the computer world in the years 2020–25 by considering the physical limit of the miniaturization of the components to the silicon and the fatality of the Moore's law.

[21][22] The author notes that a human being interacts with 1000 to 5000 objects in a typical day[23][24] At maturity, connected devices and Internet of things market could range from a few tens of billions to several trillion units.

[26][27][28] Waldner has a predominant interest in human–computer interaction (HCI) and considers that the evolution of computing machines and of the solutions they bring will rely fundamentally on the progress of these interfaces.