The best engineering solutions for specific parts of the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft have inadvertently created a very British supply chain. Will Stirling reports.
You might think that walking into the Dragons’ Den and not receiving investment would automatically make your idea a failure. You might even be tempted to rip up your concept and go back to the drawing board.
The Holt Review showed that SMEs across the UK feel cut off from apprenticeship provision by a lack of information and lack of confidence in quality. TM assesses how much this rings true for the manufacturing sector.
Big data is important for manufacturers but should be used with caution warns Tony Christian, managing director of industry analyst firm Cambashi.
We may not be able to label home-shoring as fully developed trend, but it is a reality for some. TM takes a look at the reasons behind Ecoegg’s ultimate proof of the revitalised value of ‘Made in GB’.
Change of ownership drove Aston Martin into an overhaul of business IT solutions which has proved its worth in improved decision making, customer understanding and business flexibility.
In this article first appeared in TM's sister publication Lean Management Journal, Robin Howlett, continuous improvement manager, GB Operations at Britvic Soft Drinks, provides the example of a high speed automated FMCG environment to analyse how leader standard work can support the implementation of a continuous improvement programme
Move to the cloud? Four hard-nosed manufacturers explain to Malcolm Wheatley why they’ve done it.
By freeing-up time, cash and capital expenditure budgets, moving to the cloud can help mid-sized manufacturers create a business and cultural climate for product and service innovation, discovers Malcolm Wheatley.
Following publication of the Holt Review, the Government will bring in measures to help small businesses recruit apprentices and to overhaul the complex and often misunderstood apprenticeship system. Here are some of the industry reactions to Jason Holt's proposals.
