Articles
In peak condition for staff productivity
For many businesses, the first whistle of the 2010 World Cup signified one of the biggest challenges in managing staff productivity. Matt Wheeler, product and marketing director at Amano UK, which designs and manufactures time and workforce management systems, discusses the key methods of ensuring successful workforce management regardless of the sporting calendar.
July 2010
Can you smell teen spirit?
The negative perception of manufacturing within important demographics like young people has become something of a cliché. Most people agree that, as a sector, its image needs modernising. But, as Jane Gray finds out, young people are beginning to get a better impression.
June 2010
Education and industry: manufacturing the links
Apprenticeships have been touted as having a key role in our skills strategy, but some companies say a sense of apathy towards manufacturing continues to hamper progress in attracting young people into industry. Mark Young investigates the problems and uncovers some initiatives in action that are providing solutions.
May 2010
The role of training in the manufacturing sector
Ann Watson, managing director of awarding organisation EAL, discusses the role that training plays in the sector.
01 Apr 2010
First improvement projects underway
More than 100 members of staff at Devon-based linear motion equipment manufacturer HepcoMotion have been working on a series of projects aimed at improving shopfloor efficiency, while gaining a qualification developed with the help of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing — part of Semta, the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies.
In his third diary piece for The Manufacturer, Barry Engstrom, HepCoMotion’s manufacturing director, outlines some of the projects that are now contributing to reduced lead times and other efficiency savings.
April 2010
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Interviews
Scoring for skills
Failure is not an option. Bob Gibbon, managing director of the new National Skills Academy for Manufacturing tells Colin Chinery that learning must be linked directly to world-beating business performance
July 2007
Business Profiles
The power of people
WMG is a world-class research and education provider. Stuart Barnes, director of professional programmes talked to Jayne Flannery about realising the latent potential of any company’s greatest asset: its people
01 Mar 2008
The big issue
Andrew Churchill, managing director of JJ Churchill, highlights that it is not the threat of overseas competition that threatens manufacturers as much as neglect of the vital skill base on which they depend
January 2008
Out of sight...
...Should not mean out of mind. A structured approach to managing absenteeism can save large amounts of money and improve employee morale and productivity, according to Mike Cochrane of consultancy, Absence Management Ltd.
November 2007
A change of scenery
Chris Riley told Ruari McCallion about investment, changes in focus and expansion into new markets at Rimor’s engineering division
April 2007
The leaner sausage
Communication and training are high on the agenda at Kerry Foods as it starts its lean journey. Robert Pols heard the details from Jim Sands and David Hinsley
April 2007
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