Is innovative manufacturing management absent?

If you have traditional or innovative products, manufacturing processes or equipment - are you sure you really want innovative manufacturing management?

Innovative manufacturing management may not be likely If you have traditional or innovative products, manufacturing processes or equipment - are you sure you really want innovative manufacturing management? The best way to Reduce Costs and Increase Profits from any form of manufacturing is to build from a stable foundation of good management techniques and focus on the business reason to manufacture - to make money (or not to lose it!).

Increased financial gains come from making the most of the engineering specifications, cost reduction schemes and optimising equipment and staff.

Good old fashioned skills such as: * Manufacturing business analysis.

* Contract management.

* Commercial risk assessment.

* Staff deployment.

* Production management.

The current vogue in manufacturing training looks at advanced techniques: arranging equipment, shop floor layout and lean commerce.

This is all well and good if you are at an advanced stage of production.

ARE YOU? If you are not certain, then use this simple test; look at rework and waste, is it nearly nil? - if so look at advanced techniques - if not you need to get back to basics and build a stable foundation on which to build.

Companies that need their Manufacturing Management skills developing, typically display these symptoms: * Sales OK but poor profits.

* Problems delivering products on time.

* Cash flow problems.

* Overstaffed.

* High waste.

* Always rushing to meet delivery dates.

* Customers penalty clauses too heavy.

* Understaffed.

* Too few repeat orders.

* Cannot deliver customer mod.

requests.

* Projects always seem to be a problem.

* Always firefighting.

* High rework.

* Stock levels too high.

* Spending more money on short term contract labour.

* Losing sales from poor prototyping.

* Inflexible workforce.

To combat these symptoms Knowledge College has developed Manufacturing Management Course and we cordially invite you to attend the Milton Keynes launch.

It will taking place on Tuesday 17th September 2002, numbers are limited due to the very hands on nature of the training.

This course is unique to Knowledge College and has been designed by professionals with over 20 years experience in manufacturing industries.

More information or bookings can be made through our support team or myself, Neil Hodges on 01908 372398.

Alternatively follow this link http://www.knowledge-college.org/manufacturebooking.doc.

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