MONTH
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Leadership and strategy |
Design and innovation |
World Class manufacturing |
Skills and productivity |
IT in manufacturing |
Logistics and supply chain |
Operations and maintenance |
Energy and environment |
Special focus |
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January 2008 |
Corporate
governance |
Simulation |
Sustaining the
lean drive |
Apprenticeships |
Manufacturing
systems security |
Demand planning |
Maintenance |
Energy
purchasing |
Salary
report & 10 year celebration |
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February 2008 |
The real Dragon’s
Den |
Sustainable innovation |
Project management |
Dispute management |
IT infrastructure |
Quality |
Overall equipment
effectiveness |
Low carbon
operations |
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March
2008 |
Corporate communications |
University
collaboration |
Value stream
mapping |
Developing company
leaders |
PLM |
Supply chain optimisation |
Property
management |
Environmental
best practice |
MACH Preview |
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April 2008 |
Controlling costs |
Innovation
strategy |
Sales and
operations planning |
Recruitment |
Service oriented
architecture |
Palletised
distribution |
Materials handling |
Energy efficiency |
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May 2008 |
Leadership |
Lean innovation |
Six sigma |
Multi-skilling |
Payroll |
Product recall |
Robotics |
Environmental
legislation |
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June 2008 |
Fraud |
Design for
manufacture |
Lean leadership |
The image of
manufacturing |
IT for the supply chain |
Lean supply chain |
Health & safety |
Green logistics |
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July 2008 |
Lean accounting |
Design software |
Agility |
Managing change |
Data mining |
Outsourcing |
TPM |
Water management |
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August 2008 |
Company law |
Customer focused
innovation |
Common lean
problems |
Training |
ERP |
Supplier
management |
RFID & barcoding |
Renewable power |
The Olympic
project |
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Sept 2008 |
The aftermarket |
New product
introduction |
Quality |
Migrant workers |
IT for lean |
Forecasting |
Warehouse
automation |
Process innovation |
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October 2008 |
Mergers &
acquisitions |
Collaborative
design |
Toyota production
system |
Flexible working |
IT consolidation |
Global supply
chain strategy |
Compressed air |
Recycled materials |
Manufacturer LIVE /Awards preview |
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November 2008 |
Leading edge
leadership |
Leading edge innovation |
Leading edge world
class manufacturing |
Leading edge
skills |
Leading edge IT |
Leading edge
supply chain |
Leading edge
operations & maintenance |
Leading edge
energy & environment |
Awards report |
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December 2008 |
International
trade |
Intellectual
property |
Continuous
improvement |
Employment law |
Advanced planning
& scheduling |
Risk management |
Automation |
Waste management |
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