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 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 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 MoreManufacturing organisations have always faced the same dilemma over what is the appropriate batch quantity to manufacture – whether that is a Minimum Batch Quantity (MBQ) or an Economic Batch Quantity (EBQ) or quantities that match customer orders exactly. These terminologies can be heard in planning meetings around the world… This tells us there is
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter how good the quality of your product is, customers will not buy from you if you cannot deliver their orders. Very few – if any – businesses can deliver to their customers significantly late and maintain a good relationship. Reliability often translates to customer loyalty. What’s more, whilst companies are fighting fires
Read MoreIf you live in the UK, you will be aware of the recent petrol shortage. Many of us have had to endure large queues to fill up your tank, sit in traffic surrounding petrol stations, or have simply seen it all over the news. The shortage of petrol has stemmed from a reduced amount of
Read MoreBy Phil Snelgrove, Lauren Wiles © 2021, Goldratt UK
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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