International Women’s Day offers the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the positive steps that have been made toward gender equality within Financial Services. Financial and Insurance Services contributed £173.6 billion to the UK economy in 2021, making it the fifth largest sector in terms of overall economic output [1]. In other words, Finance is a
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By Lauren Wiles, John Muncaster © 2023, Goldratt UK It has been a very difficult few years for the UK’s manufacturing industry and unfortunately there are still challenges ahead. MakeUK and PwC conducted a survey of over 200 senior manufacturing leaders which revealed that almost three-quarters of companies (70%) expect their energy costs to increase
Read MoreBy Stuart Corrigan, 2022. I live in the middle of nowhere, literally. It’s five miles to the nearest village, so when I pop to the shop (yes singular) I want to make sure that I maximise my visit and get everything I need. Imagine my delight then when last year an antique shop opened just
Read MoreThis article is the third in our four-part series detailing how to deliver on-time, every time. Click here to read a holistic article which will walk you through the 4 steps you need to take – in the best sequence – to achieve high OTIF (on-time, in full). For the first step in more detail,
Read MoreUK manufacturers seem set on accelerating the installation of automation and robotics in their production plants. As well as looking for efficiency gains, this seems to be a natural consequence of the labour shortages brought about by Brexit and various lockdowns over the last couple of years. This is driven by a strong desire to
Read MoreThis article is the second in our four-part series detailing how to deliver on-time, every time. Click here to read a holistic article which will walk you through the 4 steps to take – in the best sequence – to achieve high OTIF (on-time in full). Click here to read the first step: ‘Release Dates
Read MoreA news story which keeps resurfacing in the UK (and worldwide) is the continued shortage of the microchips and semiconductors required to manufacture new cars. A modern, electric car can use thousands of microchips – they’re used within the engine management, the entertainment system, the emergency braking system… the list goes on. It won’t be
Read MoreThis article is the first in our four-part series detailing how to deliver on-time every time. Click here to read a holistic article which will walk you through the 4 steps to take – in the best sequence – to achieve high OTIF (on-time in full). The following instalments to this series will be uploaded
Read MoreWhat is the best gift you can give your customers (and yourself…) this Christmas? You might be surprised at our answer – it’s the opportunity to have a moan. Chances are, as you read this, your business does not have a monopoly in your industry sector. You don’t have 80%+ market share, and you’d love
Read MoreWe’re sure you have come across the best-selling business novel ‘The Goal’ by Eli Goldratt and how its principles can be applied to production environments (if you haven’t you can request a free copy here). But don’t be fooled – Goldratt’s Five Focusing Steps can be applied anywhere in any organisation to improve flow and
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