The story of Mirce science is the journey over the road that Dr Jezdimir Knezevic has travelled since birth till today, but it is not a story about him; it is a story about the quest for the new body of knowledge that he named Mirce Science, without reasonable excuse!
The personal journey started with his childhood obsession with cars and autosport, progressing to building one by hand (Zastava 750), using parts obtained from scrap yards, in a neighbour’s garden. Two years later driving that car he earned one point in the Yugoslav National Rally Championship, while experiencing the physical reality of operation, maintenance and support processes.
The professional journey took him to universities, libraries, institutes, companies and other organisations worldwide, in the quest for relevant knowledge of science and mathematics, the complexity of which, according to Jack Hessburg (1934-2013), the World’s first Chief Mechanic (Boeing 777), required the intellectual effort equal to winning a Nobel Prize!
Both paths converged to form Mirce Science, the research for mechanisms that compel the motion of functionability in time to feed Mirce equation for predicting performance of working processes. Thus, designers and project managers are able to quantitatively predict, life long, motion of functionability of working processes and corresponding costs for associated resources each feasible path.
Encouraged by the excellent response from industry to his research and educational activities, in 1988 Dr Knezevic established a self-financing Centre for Management of Industrial Reliability, Cost and Effectiveness, MIRCE, at Exeter University, UK. Together with his colleagues, he has developed and delivered over 100 vocational courses and 12 international summer schools for practitioners from industry. Under his leadership, the Centre has attracted over 3000 professional engineers and managers and generated an income in excess of 3 million US dollars.
In 1991, Dr Knezevic developed and introduced the first Master of Science Degree in Logistics Engineering in the United Kingdom, at Exeter University. This was followed by the first Master Programme in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, in 1996, and finally, in 1997 the first Master Programme in System Operational Effectiveness. Through these programmes he has directed and supervised over 150 postgraduate students, holding senior positions in leading global giants including Lockheed Martin, Rolls Royce, British Aerospace, Thomson Training & Simulation, GKN Westland Helicopters, Short Brothers, Martin- Baker, RACAL, United Defense, Kongsberg Defense, Alvis Vehicles (GKN Defence), EDS, Siemens Plessey, Lucas, Chelton Electro-Statics, Royal Air Force, NAMSA, South African Navy, Vickers, GEC Marconi, British Army, Yarrow Shipbuilders, Taiwan Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, University of Singapore, Sentient Systems, Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.
In 1999 Dr Knezevic formulated the concept of Mirce Science, whose development, dissemination and application required total commitment. Hence, for that purpose, he decided to resign from the Exeter University and founded the MIRCE Akademy, at the Woodbury Park, Exeter, UK. Under his leadership, Mirce Science, became recognised theory of the motion of functionability of functionability in working systems over time, compelled by imposing natural & human actions, used to predict measurable quantities of the motion. It consists of axioms, formulas, algorithms and computational methods that enable predictions of expected works to be done, well before they became statistics. The MIRCE Akademy has educated thousands of professionals coming from Industry, Government and Military Organisations world-wide. Some of them have received internationally recognised Master or Doctoral Diplomas.
Dr Knezevic holds Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He shares life with Lynn, is passionate about motorsport, is challenged by rusty, but beautiful Lancia rally cars, and enjoys living in a XVI century built thatched cottage in tranquil village of Bickleigh, Devon, England.