Thoughts

Smaller is better for CI participation

Mike Martyn, Shingo Prize winning author

The best indicator of successfully developing a continuous improvement culture is your ability to engage people. Because “engagement is all about participation, it is critical that you create a way for people to consistently…Read More

Turning waste into gain

Brian Ennis, Operations Manager, Lucchini UK Ltd

If someone had told me that we could achieve cost savings of 20% and increase our output by up to 25% through implementing simple yet highly effective lean tools and techniques, I wouldn’t…Read More

Building operational excellence from the ground up

Trevor R. Leeks, Director of Powertrain Lean Manufacturing, Jaguar Land Rover

Building a brand new factory to “operational excellence” standards is as much about the culture as it is about capital expenditure.

If you believe strongly in that famous equation…Read More

Bankers look to manufacturing for a business model

Nigel Dove, Head of Development, The Manufacturing Institute

At first glance, news that Barclays’ new Chief Executive Antony Jenkins had written to all 140,000 employees telling them they should leave if they didn’t want to sign up to a new…Read More

Does your business have a clear plan for growth?

Julie Madigan, Chief Executive, The Manufacturing Institute

I’m sure, like many other businesses, the festive period was a time to reflect on what you achieved in 2012 and how you arrived there. This inevitably leads to thinking about what went…Read More