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Dare to try: the importance of rewards

What’s more valuable to a company trying to make its processes leaner? Is it success, or is it also failure to find the right solution? Roberto Priolo shares his opinion on the role of rewards ...
Expressions of Interest now open for Make it in Great Britain exhibition

MAC launches new manufacturing advisory service

The new look Manufacturing Advisory Service began life today and has a three year budget of £57m focused on helping small and medium-sized manufacturers to grow. The new Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS), to be delivered by ...
Scala has introduced a scheme called Young Fresh Connection to improve the links between schools and the logistics industry

A fresh approach to tackling manufacturing’s skills gaps

SCALA, a supply chain and logistics consultant, has introduced a scheme called Young Fresh Connection to improve the links between schools and the logistics industry. SCALA developed the programme in response to concerns that the ...
Lord Young at the launch of Small Business Summit in London

Regulation update: health and safety

Are we any closer to a common sense approach to health and safety asks Sally Roff, partner at international law firm DAC Beachcroft. It was October 2010 when Lord Young produced his report for government, ...
McLaren Technology Centre birds eye view

The image of manufacturing

It is said that a picture paints a thousand words and that first impressions count. Yet in the hustle and bustle of daily industry life, most manufacturers focus maintenance efforts on keeping a site functional ...
Lean diary

The SCGM Way

Month after month, the Lean Management Journal will observe the lean journey of Serbian-based injection tools manufacturer SCGM. Share your comments, suggestions or thoughts – this is what the Lean Diary is for, learning from others and discussing ...
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Celebrating innovation in British manufacturing

The Manufacturing Industry Awards 2012 will be held together with the MTA’s Annual Gala Dinner on 1 February 2012 at ICC Birmingham. The purpose of the awards is to highlight key successes in the engineering ...
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Industry could save £630m+, says Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust announced that UK industry could save more than £630 by using more efficient electric motors and variable speed drives. Two Carbon Trust guides reveal how businesses can make significant savings on their ...
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Prime Minister laments high unemployment figures

David Cameron commented that yesterday’s high unemployment figures were “very, very disappointing.” Speaking at the launch of McLaren’s new production facility in Woking, the Prime Minister told staff: “We’re living in a very difficult economic ...
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Lean and ERP working together?

Roberto Priolo reviews the eBECS Customer Convergence Day, held in London last month.   In the crowded corridor of the Ambassadors Hotel near Euston, central London, Neil Ferguson Lee looks very busy running from one ...

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  • The MACH 2012 Supplement

    The UK’s engineering-based manufacturing industry is gearing up for MACH 2012 – the biggest manufacturing technology exhibition held in Britain. It is the place to see all the latest in terms of machinery equipment and

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  • Implementing OEE Systems

    Idhammar Implementing OEE Systems The last 10 years have charted a steady rise in the level of interest that senior manufacturing managers pay to organisational asset management. This trend coincides with the increase in asset cost

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