Lean leadership
Posted on 12 Aug 2008 by The Manufacturer
Dan Jones draws on his experiences introducing lean into the manufacturing, retail and health sectors, and provides his view of what true lean leadership means Features
Fast track and fault free
Posted on 12 Aug 2008 by The Manufacturer
‘Design for manufacture’ is more than just a phrase: it’s essential to competitiveness. Ruari McCallion finds out how the design process has matured Fraud on the board
Posted on 12 Aug 2008 by The Manufacturer
With fraud a £1 billion-plus annual cost to British manufacturing, Colin Chinery reports that the biggest
enemy is not at the gate but on the top floor Bunkering down
Posted on 12 Aug 2008 by The Manufacturer
New global fuel and emission regulations are putting ship owners under pressure, says Colin Chinery, with clear implications for British manufacturing Bring it on!
Posted on 12 Aug 2008 by The Manufacturer
Passionate sports enthusiast and family man, Vitec Broadcast Systems CEO Joop Janssen tells Gay Sutton how he pulled off the coup of bringing manufacturing back to the UK and made it hugely profitable, and why he has a soft spot for the Olympics Successful S&OP Through integrated business management
Posted on 23 May 2008 by The Manufacturer
In his S&OP article, 'Globalisation Rethink?’ (The Manufacturer, April 2008), John Dwyer reflected on the history of S&OP since its advent in the 1980s and posed the question: “Why did Oliver Wight change the name of S&OP to integrated business management? Who better to ask than Oliver Wight themselves? Rise of the machines
Posted on 7 May 2008 by The Manufacturer
Ruari McCallion enquires whether lower-cost robots can provide UK SMEs with the means to compete with low-cost countries Total recall
Posted on 7 May 2008 by The Manufacturer
Disasters happen. Two years ago, for example, Dell was one of several laptop makers faced with a serious product recall caused by the supply of faulty batteries. Ruari McCallion finds out how some of the best companies put procedures in place so that, should the worst happen, a product recall can be managed effectively and efficiently Making payroll pay
Posted on 7 May 2008 by The Manufacturer
Many companies like to stick with the payroll system they know rather than experiment with new flavours. But they may be missing out on useful functionality that integrates with human resources and ERP systems, says Brian Davis Firing up the training
Posted on 7 May 2008 by The Manufacturer
Building a multi-skilled workforce is a tough, demanding, long-term proposition.
Annie Gregory asks if it’s really worth it