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Works Management's Features Directory provides reference editorial features classified into key industry sector topics. This includes business features, reference archive and specific magazine features and case studies on topics such as facilities / plant management, maintenance, people management and energy provision.
The latest 25 articles are displayed below.
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Right time, wrong data
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20/07/2010
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| The decision whether to go with RFID or barcodes has vexed many in recent years but, as Laura Cork discovers, the more critical question should be how good is our data |
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Tools of the trade
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20/07/2010
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| How do you instil lean manufacturing when you don't even know what you'll be making next week?
Annie Gregory asks what lean means to the subcontract industry |
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Capital ideas
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20/07/2010
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| Now that industry's fortunes appear to be picking up, will manufacturers be able to square the circle of maintaining cost controls, while reinvigorating their capital investment programmes? Ken Hurst finds out |
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Useful addition to the fleet
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16/06/2010
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| There are many accessories and extras that can be added to forklift trucks to improve safety and productivity. Laura Cork reports |
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Co-ordinated effort reaps rewards
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16/06/2010
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| From the humble spreadsheet to fully integrated supply chain software, manufacturers across the globe are tapping into technology to support lean manufacturing, as Malcolm Wheatley reports |
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United front
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16/06/2010
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| Why is the potential of TPM so consistently underrated in lean programmes? Annie Gregory talks to a manufacturer who has adapted TPM to be lean's natural ally |
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Road to nowhere
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24/05/2010
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| The best laid plans of logistics companies and their manufacturing customers can go awry, particularly when severe winter weather hits the UK. Laura Cork looks at how businesses can overcome weather-related or traffic-related disruption on our roads |
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Beyond the value judgement
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24/05/2010
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| What's the difference between a sat nav and an Ordnance Survey sheet? They may both get you where you want to go, but only the OS map shows you the ups, down and details of the surrounding countryside. Ken Hurst reports |
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IT Shortlist 2010
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24/05/2010
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| A special section detailing the scope and capability of some of industry's leading IT suppliers |
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Make or break
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24/05/2010
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| The pressure is on to innovate. Annie Gregory asks what really makes the difference between success and failure |
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Sum of the parts
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20/04/2010
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| The right storage equipment enables more material to be held more efficiently – but how do manufacturers justify a requirement for modern stockholding equipment with the need to be lean and minimise inventory? Laura Cork reports |
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Driving up efficiency
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20/04/2010
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| Lean processes and IT are together helping some manufacturers to steer past their limitations and achieve demand-driven operations. Brian Tinham reports |
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Valuable lessons
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20/04/2010
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| As the emphasis cautiously shifts from just staying alive, Annie Gregory asks how managers are arming themselves with new ideas, techniques and strategies to cope with the world post-recession |
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Outright decision
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17/03/2010
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| Facilities management services vary widely in terms of cost and complexity, ranging from cleaning and catering to machine maintenance and IT management. Malcolm Wheatley finds out why some manufacturers decide to outsource and others keep service provision in-house |
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Tap into the talent pool
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17/03/2010
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| With thousands of good people out of work, why not use them to cut training costs? Annie Gregory discovers
that preparing for the end of the recession is not that straightforward |
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Home or away
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17/03/2010
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| In building a sourcing strategy, how should manufacturers weigh the pros and cons of extending their supply chains into foreign climes in pursuit of low-cost manufacturing, or staying at home and swallowing higher production costs in the interests of quality, speed of delivery and lower logistics bills? Ken Hurst seeks out some answers |
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Deal or no deal?
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17/02/2010
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| Secondhand forklift trucks could be the answer for those companies seeking additional materials handling equipment without raising the budget. Laura Cork goes shopping for quality seconds |
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Smart decisions
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17/02/2010
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| Advanced planning and scheduling has been bounding up the IT rankings over the last couple of years. Brian Tinham talks to
manufacturers about what works best and where |
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Seamless supply chains
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17/02/2010
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| Not so long ago, significant trading losses, migrating customers and a dysfunctional supply chain
meant Coats' future was hanging by a thread. Ken Hurst discovers why it now has everything sewn up |
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Windfall or wind up?
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17/02/2010
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| The market for low-carbon products and services is predicted to be worth £4.5 trillion in five years.
Annie Gregory asks what these goods are, who's making them… and how real their prospects are |
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Layers of expertise
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20/01/2010
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| It's no easy task trying to manage several third party logistics companies. Some manufacturers, therefore, are looking to add another
layer to their logistics operation by introducing a specialist – a fourth party – to drive greater supply chain efficiencies. Laura Cork reports |
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Shaping up
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20/01/2010
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| Behind the scenes, ERP systems are changing – in terms of both scope and underlying technologies. Brian Tinham examines what matters and what enlightened manufacturers are implementing today |
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When the dust settles
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20/01/2010
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| In the second of a series of case studies of Britain's leanest manufacturers, Ken Hurst looks at how a UK offshoot from a 350-year-old French-owned industrial group mined lean success from a mess |
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