Implementing Standardised Work – Is It Actually Worth the Effort? “Without standards there can be no improvement”. So reads the frequently quoted words of Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System. But what […] Read More… September 19, 2019 No Comments
The Importance of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Common Reasons for its Failure Why is NPI Important? Aspirational growth targets are fundamental to future business strategy and a large part of achieving this growth will involve the introduction […] Read More… September 19, 2019 No Comments
Best Practice for Optimising Supply Chain Management The supply chain is constantly changing for all industries. With the introduction of new technologies, innovative systems and the ever-changing demand of products, companies have […] Read More… September 4, 2019 No Comments
Effective Problem Solving as a Replacement for Repeated Fire Fighting Companies within the Aerospace industry have long since recognised that although they compete to gain market share, they also share common challenges. In the past, […] Read More… August 19, 2019 No Comments
“In God we trust, all others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming Deming was champion of using data and measurement to properly understand and quantify current performance against standard. Understanding a problem through robust data collection and […] Read More… August 14, 2019 No Comments
Common NPI Challenges Facing Cross-Sector Manufacturing Organisations Earlier this year, Industry Forum launched a free NPI self-assessment tool to help organisations start their NPI improvement journey. Since its launch, we have received […] Read More… August 14, 2019 No Comments
