Hitchin-based manufacturer Hermitage Sheet Metal has become one of the smallest engineering companies in the UK to secure a silver World Class Supply Chains for the 21st Century Award (SC21).
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The global consumer packaging company and former Best Factory Award winner, Rexam, claims that the application of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma made a significant contribution towards £26m in savings last year.
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Bath-based management consultancy Suiko has been crowned consultancy practice of the year at the CMI Management and Leadership Awards, which recognise excellence among UK managers and management teams.
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The finalists for the Best Factory Awards 2012 have been revealed.
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Top floor support and hiring a full-time facilitator are critical to continuous improvement success, Best Factory award winner Camfil Farr has said.
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Air filtration giant AAF International has gone live with a bespoke quotation system, from AYO Media, which is now supporting its power and industrial arms in the UK and the US.
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Turning continuous improvement on factory back offices could deliver far bigger productivity gains than focusing techniques on shopfloors, the Best Factory Awards Conference heard today (27 March).
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Manufacturing ERP software firm K3 has made another acquisition – this time of £1.4 million worth of assets from the IBS (Integrated Business Systems) division of Maxima Holdings.
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There is only one day left to book for the cimforum2011 ERP 'deep-dive' conference on Thursday 10 November 2011 at the Ricoh Arena Coventry.
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IFS Applications has been ranked in the 'dominant' zone for engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing ERP by Technology Evaluation Centres.
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US-based Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI) says it has increased its on-time delivery performance from 60% to an average of 93% since going live with an Infor ERP Visual system.
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Automotive giants Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin are offering WM readers an exclusive behind the scenes look at how continuous improvement has helped boost shopfloor productivity.
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Staff hostility is the biggest barrier to rolling out a successful continuous improvement programme according to WM research.
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German solenoids manufacturer Kendrion says it has selected approximately £2 million worth of IFS Applications to improve product configuration times, enhance quality, optimise inventory and standardise processes.
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Brett Landscaping is investing further in its manufacturing operations at Cliffe, Kent, to raise efficiency, quality and productivity levels
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Following the Government's announcement in November 2010 that the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) will continue as the sector's leading support body, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is asking manufacturers to help shape the future of the service.
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The Klarius Group's Nicholsons UK manufacturing plant is reporting record output following two years of investment and says its output is consistent with recent UK GDP figures showing solid growth from the UK manufacturing sector.
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Lean programmes only work when senior managers adopt an open and inclusive approach with factory floor staff, industry experts told WM's Learning Lean 2010 event.
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Senior plc, the British-based international aerospace and automotive sector manufacturing group announced today (2 August) that it now expects its 2010 profits to be comfortably ahead of market expectations of around £55.6m, adding that a flat organisational structure and lean manufacturing principles were contributing to its success.
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A UK-based manufacturer of electrical and electronic assemblies has attained world class Six Sigma manufacturing quality levels of 99.97% following the installation of fully automated, custom designed wire processing machinery at its factory in the West Midlands.
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QAD Enterprise Applications is now on general availability, with functionality claimed to help both existing and new QAD users to "address their challenges and work towards recovery".
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Cheshire-based Ink Technologies – which has used government support to cut its costs, safeguard jobs and expand internationally – has ambitious plans to double its turnover, it said following a visit from Mark Hunter, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Clegg.
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A training programme, developed inside Nissan's Sunderland plant (pictured) – said to be Europe's most efficient automotive facilities – is now driving improvements throughout the wider manufacturing sector. A Lean Leaders programme, approved by the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing has so far helped more than 50 firms in the North East.
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Saint-Gobain Glass UK boss and world class manufacturing exponent Alan McLenaghan (pictured) is to leave his Eggborough, North Yorkshire-based post to take up a new job in the United States.
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Digital manufacturing software specialist Lattice Technology has released Chapters 11 and 12 of its Lean manufacturing book, which is available free of charge.
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