The authors describe a TCS Programme involving the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and GPT Ltd, the UK's largest supplier of telecommunications equipment. The paper reports on the ways in which the partnership introduced problem-solving and cost-saving techniques to both technical and managerial aspects of the company's operations, and highlights not only these benefits to the company but also the advantages and opportunities which the Programme afforded the academic partner and the TCS Associate himself.
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