The tremendous advances in information and communication technologies, which are present now at every stage of the product life cycle (design, production, logistics, marketing), justify the choice of EMNantes in making this area right from the start one of its fields of excellence. High-level research is carried out in software sciences and technologies, on assembly techniques for generic components as well as on decision support systems. The human and social dimensions are not forgotten and research also focuses on organizational change that must accompany the integration of ICT in companies.