The Manufacturing Institute
Quay West
Trafford Wharf Road
Manchester
M17 1HH
UK
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Keep 'lean' manufacturing improvement continuous
Having 'skilled lean champions' who can share their knowledge, engage employee participation and spread the lean culture is the way of maintaining 'lean' business improvement.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 4 March 2008
Masterclass explains Six Sigma
Manufacturers seeking to perfect their processes and quality performance can learn how some of Europe's best businesses are meeting these challenges through a Six Sigma Masterclass.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 23 March 2007
Supply chain evangelist at UK conference
Leading supply chain professionals will demonstrate best practice and how to reap competitive advantage through the supply chain at a two-day conference in Manchester on 24 and 25 January 2007.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 4 December 2006
Attracting the young to manufacturing
Major UK manufacturing employers have pledged their support of the 'Make It' campaign designed to promote the sector's exciting career opportunities to young people.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 17 November 2006
Manufacturing leadership scholarship offered
A prestigious MSc in Manufacturing Leadership centres on the resolution of complex manufacturing and business challenges, with the focus on bringing real performance improvements.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 6 November 2006
'Masterclass' to relate benefits of going 'lean'
Many companies pursuing 'Lean' are surprised by how much difference it can make to their performance and a UK masterclass provides an ideal opportunity for them to share success.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 August 2006
UK/US Summit to inspire manufacturing excellence
A UK/US Manufacturers Summit in the UK will show how companies on both sides of the Atlantic can learn from one another to improve productivity and competitive advantage.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 10 August 2006
Do media studies offer a challenging future?
UK youth is turning its backs on a true 'Ab Fab' career in industry, where foreign travel, fat pay packets, early responsibility and rapid promotion are on offer to factory 'fast trackers'.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 18 July 2006
Awards for manufacturing companies in North West
The search is on to find the North West's manufacturing stars of 2006 - with prestigious awards for companies large and small.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 30 May 2006
'Innovate or die' was conference message
Innovation is the key to manufacturing success and in many fields the North West England is leading the way, a conference of the region's manufacturers has been told.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 23 May 2006
Educational scholarships to produce future leaders
A GBP 115,000 educational scholarship fund has been launched by The Manufacturing Institute to create the elite industry leaders needed to drive the UK's future manufacturing economy.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 28 April 2006
Manufacturers share innovation to compete
Hundreds of delegates attending the North West Manufacturers' Summer Conference in May, 2006, will have their eyes sharply focused on innovation as a key weapon for business survival.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 6 April 2006
North West UK companies can learn to be 'lean'
The 'Accelerated Route to Lean Manufacturing' programme is being run by The Manufacturing Institute and led by some of Britain's best manufacturing experts and practitioners.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 7 March 2006
Lean manufacturing seminar shows the way
A two-day North West masterclass later this month will show how lean techniques boost productivity.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 6 March 2006
Manufacturers learn the meaning of lean
Top manufacturers have given 'lean' techniques the credit for boosting their productivity - but what does lean actually mean?
News from Manufacturingtalk, 1 March 2006
Increase manufacturing speed and flexibility
'Diet doctors' at MAS North West have helped UK manufacturers to go 'lean' and 'power up' their productivity by a total of GBP 173million by increasing manufacturing speed and flexibility.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 February 2006
NW UK region reduces manufacturing jobs slide
North West UK region has also been successfully flattening out the decline in manufacturing jobs over recent years and leads the country in terms of turnover - GBP 59 billion per year.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 3 February 2006
Workforce flexibility subject of masterclass
Employers will share their proven solutions for creating "The Flexible Workforce" at a masterclass at Manchester's Manufacturing Institute on Thursday 26 January 2006.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 19 December 2005
North West Manufacturer of the Year named
Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe has driven ahead of the competition to win the title of 2005 North West Manufacturer of the Year or its unstinting commitment to continuous improvement.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 6 December 2005
True manufacturing facts given to UK Government
The fact that manufacturers drive 86% of UK exports is one of many reasons why manufacturing remains the bedrock of our economy, says a message delivered this week to the UK Government.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 17 November 2005
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