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SME funding: Foot to the floor

The valley of death still lurks threateningly behind too many decisions to sell sparkling concepts to overseas bidders – and too late do we realise that another prize piece in the UK’s industrial crown jewels has been lost. This is...
RBS

New technologies shape UK manufacturing: 3D Printing and nanotech

The countries’ smartest scientific brains are working relentlessly to develop new technologies and prepare them for commercial application. Peter Russell, head of RBS manufacturing and industrials, takes a look at two technologies with the potential to turn business models upside...
Lyle Ekdahl, vice president and general manager of Oracle’s JD Edwards business unit

The new JD Edwards world

Lyle Ekdahl, vice president and general manager of Oracle’s JD Edwards business unit, rebuffs suggestions from competitors that JD Edwards’ usefulness effectively came to an end with its acquisition by Peoplesoft and then Oracle. Here he outlines the active marketplace...
ERP ORACLE

ERP: Boxing clever

An announcement from Oracle heralds a faster, cheaper, better-performing ERP system. IT Editor Malcolm Wheatley finds out what it’s all about. ...
Boeing stressed that no parts produced using the new manufacturing process would be delivered to its customers

IT in manufacturing: Connecting better with CRM

In manufacturing industry, Customer Relationship Management is still playing catch-up. But will a fast-changing competitive environment bring about an uptick in adoption? IT editor Malcolm Wheatley talks to Microsoft. ...
Hewlett Packard

IT in manufacturing: Supply chain management

The recent horsemeat scandal shone a light into some murky supply chains and raised stark questions over the ethics and commercial risks of making cost king of sourcing strategies. But from an IT perspective, what lessons can manufacturers learn from...
Lynn Tomkins, UK operations director of Semta

Workforce and skills: Driving forward by degrees

Skills body Semta is looking to the future by prioritising not just apprenticeships but also graduate recruitment and upskilling the existing workforce. UK Operations Director Lynn Tomkins explains. ...

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