Small changes for big wins – marginal gains in manufacturing
If manufacturers want advice on making small change for big wins, MESTEC’s Jeremy Harford believes they could do a lot worse than looking to Great Britain’s Olympic cycling team,…
Inaccurate labour costings could kill your profits
Most manufacturing businesses have a strong handle on overall company profitability, but some – especially those making multiple products with high labour content – struggle to set product pricing…
Five ways to kick start manufacturing productivity
Productivity growth in the UK today is at its worst since World War II[1]. In fact, the Financial Times states that Britain has ‘lost the ability’ to improve productivity[2] since…
Three key workforce performance strategies for achieving your operational KPIs
Your people are your most important assets; change the way you manage your manufacturing workforce’s performance and you’ll start to notice your operational key performance indicators (KPIs) falling into…
Is ERP good enough for your factory floor?
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is a suite of applications that a business can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including: product planning;…
6 essential KPIs for world-class factory performance
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it,” so said Management Consultant Peter Drucker, and this certainly holds true for the manufacturing environment. Depending on the systems and…
8 steps to improve plant performance
According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK workers produced less during 2014 than they did in 2007. The actual output per worker fell by 0.2 per cent….
Tackling the manufacturing skills crisis
The UK’s skills crisis shows no signs of abating. A severe deficit in skills has affected 40% of companies over the last 5-10 years and many companies are still…
Accelerate your business growth and manufacturing management with £10,000 government grant
MESTEC’s customers are benefitting from Government grant money to help them improve their manufacturing management processes and factory performance, thanks to its status as an approved Growth AcceleratorTM vendor. This status…
Getting the most out of your temporary labour
Temporary labour is an essential crutch for many manufacturing businesses that experience regular staff sickness, variable productivity or seasonal demand. So how can you bring inexperienced employees up to…
Drive profits with better production cost visibility
How can you reduce your manufacturing costs and increase profits? According to Managing Director of MESTEC, Jeremy Harford, the answer could lie in the way that you measure the…
Committed to continuous improvement: MESTEC’s new software features
We can’t champion continuous improvement to our customers without enforcing the principle ourselves, so at MESTEC we’re committed to developing and enhancing our software and use our customers’ feedback…