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Looks at how materials handling, a non-value added process in the manufacturing cycle, can be minimised, automated or avoided to provide immediate cost savings. Case studies include Lexmart, Chrysler, Ford...
Looks at supply chain management, defining the partnership characteristics and goals to be found within a thriving manufacturing supply chain. Case studies of Hewlett Packard, Saturn, and Case IH illustrate...
Aimed at managers who are experiencing difficulties in aligning supply and demand, and are looking for ways to improve the performance of their supply chains. Over the last few years, a flood of ideas has...
A training series for creating a new plant floor layout using the systematic layout planning (SLP) process. Defines the fundamentals of every layout plan and explaining the four phases of SLP - location,...
Looks at H & R Johnson (tile Manufacture), Royal & Sun Alliance (insurance), Schroders (banking) and Tarmac (construction) as examples of companies where trust is an essential component of the work they do....
Powder metallurgy is a technology used for producing a wide range of parts from metal powders. This programme shows how the process of near-net shape forming reduces or elimates the need for secondary...
Looks at BOC, British Steel, ICI and T & N, huge businesses whose contribution is often overlooked becasue they deal in either very basic industrial materials or parts of someone else’s product, but...
Shows the rapidly developing field of solid modeling, illustrated by a study of Sundberg-Ferar, a small design firm, as it implemented solid modelling for the first time. Also shows how the massive solid...
Compares innovation in the UK and Italy, exploring the rising importance of institutional networking among and between firms, research bodies and funding institutions in order to achieve rapid innovation....
Looks at a range of electrically powered hand tools manufactured by UK company Black & Decker. Follows the evolution of the company’s product range and shows how a sequence of changes in materials and...
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