Leadership in manufacturing: Waste or resource?
Posted on 5 Dec 2012 by The Manufacturer
What potential does recycling have to support manufacturing risk mitigation and boost the UK’s economy?
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Airbus UK: Demand and supply
Posted on 5 Dec 2012 by
Airbus has set up special intervention programmes with its suppliers to ensure that the demands of production ramp-up do not translate as late deliveries. Airbus COO Günter Butschek explains the process to Will Stirling.
Pricing for manufacturing: Holy Grail or just good policy?
Posted on 5 Dec 2012 by The Manufacturer
A good pricing strategy can drive value and growth. But creating one presents a difficult balancing act for manufacturers. If you’re successfully increasing prices with some customers, chances are you’re losing others. Understanding that dynamic will add an important tool to your competitive armoury
Qualifying at Cranfield University
Posted on 5 Dec 2012 by The Manufacturer
It may not take you back to the student days you remember – but a mounting track record shows that a professional MSc with Cranfield University can transform you career opportunities and your business.
The future of high value engineering
Posted on 4 Dec 2012 by
How strong is the UK’s manufacturing industry? Could it help lead the country’s recovery from recession? What needs to be done to bring it back to its old glory?
Manufacturing in the South: Recipes for success
Posted on 9 Nov 2012 by The Manufacturer
There is now widespread consensus that a thriving manufacturing industry is vital to the recovery of the UK economy. Daryl Gayler, regional managing director at RBS South Region, outlines how manufacturers in the South of England do their part to boost growth and morale in the sector by delivering best practice in a challenging business climate.
Time MACHine
Posted on 8 Nov 2012 by The Manufacturer
The UK’s largest machine tools exhibition celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Supply chains: Vendor led supply
Posted on 8 Nov 2012 by Tim Brown
Hayley Group has 36 years experience providing a fast and efficient supply of what it terms ‘engineering essentials’ to its customers. But, as Tim Brown found out, its latest partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies is bringing that heritage into a new, leaner era.
The hidden value of waste
Posted on 8 Nov 2012 by
Are waste-to-energy solutions too good to be true as a means to combat rising fuel and waste disposal costs? Peter Russell, head of manufacturing & industrials at RBS, considers refuse under a new light, analysing the benefits current waste-to-energy solutions are offering companies and how these will mature in coming years.
Ford to double number of models it can make on a line
Posted on 7 Nov 2012 by
With 35 plants in operation around the world, car-maker Ford is doubling the number of models it can make on each production line from three to seven.