Interview
The sobering reality of business in Britain
They have made a massive commitment to bottling alcohol in the UK, but Constellation is finding it a taxing time. Mark Young talks to the company’s President of Europe and Australia, Troy Christensen, to find out why.
March 2010
Lead Story
Lifting the lid on UK food and drink exports
Exports of food and drink from the UK continue to buck the dire recessionary trend suffered by most other manufacturing sectors.
Mark Young explores.
March 2010
Latest Features
Driving designers down the path to 3D
In the current downturn many manufacturers are cautious about making major investments in new design solutions, says Jaime Herrero-Velarde, EMEA retail industry manager at Autodesk.
01 Mar 2010
Lifting the lid on UK food and drink exports
Exports of food and drink from the UK continue to buck the dire recessionary trend suffered by most other manufacturing sectors.
Mark Young explores.
March 2010
The sobering reality of business in Britain
They have made a massive commitment to bottling alcohol in the UK, but Constellation is finding it a taxing time. Mark Young talks to the company’s President of Europe and Australia, Troy Christensen, to find out why.
March 2010
Culture vultures
Is management communication of a corporate culture and values to its workforce little more than a mantra? The evidence, says Colin Chinery, is both compelling and damning.
March 2010
How lean is your organisation?
Lean does not always work. The reasons are manifold, but the common denominator is often in the identification of the root business problems the company is trying to solve. Prof Daniel Jones and David Brunt of the Lean Enterprise Academy often ask, therefore, “What is your problem?”
March 2010
CRC is no joke
April 1, 2010 will undoubtedly mark the beginning of metric time keeping, the retirement of Wayne Rooney and the collapse of the London Bridge. Just joking.
March 2010
There's a Buzz about Autodesk
With 3D design software playing an increasingly critical role in 21st century manufacturing, Edward Machin meets Autodesk’s “Buzz” Kross to discuss digital prototyping, paradigm shifts and the onset of a menuless product environment
March 2010
Dynamic solution to optimise the fruits of labour
Laurence Olins, chairman of Poupart Ltd, a leading international supplier of fruit and vegetables to supermarkets and the non-retail sector, tells Will Stirling why the right ERP system has been critical to its fast moving, low margin business model where information control is everything.
March 2010
Mixing up the ingredients in the skills pot
The recent release of government’s national skills strategy ‘Skills for Growth’ provided the latest in a long line of calls for a more married up approach to skills provision which would see educators work with industry to provide ‘real world’ skills rather than token qualifications. The food and drink industry believes it is leading in this regard. Mark Young explores
March 2010
The business case for outsourcing
The purchasing and management of spares for the daily operation, maintenance and repair of production and manufacturing equipment is often a complex, time and resource consuming issue for most organisations. It is, however, critical to maintaining continuity of production and avoiding costly downtime, says Brammer UK’s managing director, Ian Ritchie
March 2010
ERP: What does it mean to us today?
The wonderful TLA ERP. We have heard this term used for last two decades, but what does it really mean and, in particular, how does it help in today’s changing world. Well, let’s start by expanding the TLA: ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning.
March 2010
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