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We review the must-have features of an advanced planning and scheduling solution for manufacturing environments Armed with data from your shop floor, you have the power to transform factory…
Investing in any new system for your business can have far-reaching consequences. Apart from the direct costs involved, you will be conscious of the time and resources required to…
The chances are that the way you measure the productivity of your workforce is to calculate revenue or profit per full-time equivalent, or FTE. The beauty of this ratio…
If you’re responsible for the smooth running of the factory floor, you will face a multitude of tasks. Planning work schedules, setting targets, checking quality, delivering on-time and managing…
If it suits your business, producing goods in small batches offers some significant benefits, helping to support your manufacturing KPIs. For example… Lean Manufacturing in small batches allows more…
Are you one of the 67% of UK manufacturers who needs to invest in new IT but don’t have the capital? Data published in The Manufacturer’s 2017 Annual Manufacturing Report…
After 10 years in the doldrums, UK manufacturing output has bounced back. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), manufacturing growth is expanding at its fastest rate since…
Key performance indicators, or KPIs, are useful when managing any business. However, when it comes to the factory floor, having a set of quantifiable metrics that you can use…
The latest addition to MESTEC’s plant optimisation suite joins up several critical business processes to support factories aiming for 100% efficiency through smart manufacturing. Business outcomes include improved on-time…
There is little doubt that digital technologies now play a central role in modern manufacturing. A recent study from management consulting firm Accenture found that such technologies could add £1.06 trillion…
Each year, The Manufacturer publishes its Annual Manufacturing Report (AMR). It’s probably the most comprehensive report on manufacturing trends in the UK. This year it states that the “strong…
Many UK manufacturers finished 2016 with a surge in demand from overseas customers, largely because of the favourable exchange rates for exporters. The effect was to take manufacturing growth…