The Manufacturer Forward Features List 2008

 

MONTH

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

January

2008

Corporate governance

Simulation

Sustaining the lean drive

Apprenticeships

Manufacturing systems

security

Demand planning

Maintenance

Energy purchasing

Salary report

& 10 year celebration

February

2008

The real Dragon’s Den

Sustainable innovation

Project management

Dispute management

IT infrastructure

Quality

Overall equipment effectiveness

Low carbon operations

 

March

2008

Corporate communications

University collaboration

Value stream mapping

Developing company leaders

PLM

Supply chain optimisation

Property management

Environmental best practice

MACH Preview

April

2008

Controlling costs

Innovation strategy

Sales and operations planning

Recruitment

Service oriented architecture

Palletised distribution

Materials handling

Energy efficiency

 

May

2008

Leadership

Lean innovation

Six sigma

Multi-skilling

Payroll

Product recall

Robotics

Environmental legislation

 

June

2008

Fraud

Design for manufacture

Lean leadership

The image of manufacturing

IT for the supply chain

Lean supply chain

Health & safety

Green logistics

 

July

2008

Lean accounting

Design software

Agility

Managing change

Data mining

Outsourcing

TPM

Water management

 

August

2008

Company law

Customer focused innovation

Common lean problems

Training

ERP

Supplier management

RFID & barcoding

Renewable power

The Olympic project

Sept

2008

The aftermarket

New product introduction

Quality

Migrant workers

IT for lean

Forecasting

Warehouse automation

Process innovation

 

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

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

December

2008

International trade

Intellectual property

Continuous improvement

Employment law

Advanced planning & scheduling

Risk management

Automation

Waste management