Andy Marsh, managing director of Suiko, explores the difference between being lean and achieving excellence.
The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX) is an annual awards programme delivered by The Manufacturer in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
In industry, welding is just as important and is used in the construction of HVAC systems and architectural structure.
This quote comes from a recent BBC article “Brazil’s burger king likes his companies lean” at the beginning of April.
Manufacturing has suffered a lot of bad press over the years, and here in the UK our politicians in all their infinite wisdom decided making things was too cost0inefficenitn to have any place in a modern economy, and instead looked to banking and service sectors to supply our GDP.
Bowmore whisky has been produced on the Scottish island of Islay since 1779, and is one of the world’s most recognisable alcohol brands.
Apprenticeships are big news at the moment.
This brief history of quality, would not be complete without sharing a passage from Prophets in the dark, by David Kearns, the former CEO of Xerox:
In the late 1960s, Frank Pipp, an assembly plant manager for a Ford Motor Company factory, instructed his staff to purchase competitor’s cars.
The theme of the conference was how to start or re-inspire lean in the workforce and re-engage with lean.