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  AME-UK home page 

  http://www.mynott.com/AME-UK/

  To be recognized throughout the UK as the professional association whose members (primarily manufacturers) can learn to add ever-greater value for customers and stakeholders.

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  Welcome to the BERR MAS 

  http://www.mas.dti.gov.uk/

  The Manufacturing Advisory Service aims to address the practical needs of British manufacturers by delivering hands-on advice and assistance from experts in a wide range of manufacturing disciplines. Case ... Studies Case Study 1 Kostal UK Ltd About: Rotherham based Kostal UK is a subsidiary of a German family owned business that designs and manufactures plastic moulded electrical switches for the automotive industry. The Kostal group has sites in 15 countries and employs over 10,000 people worldwide. Its major customer is the Ford Premier Automotive Group, which includes Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo, BMW and VW. Case Study 2 FTL Company Ltd About: Family-owned FTL Company Ltd was established in 1965 and manufactures stainless steel hose assemblies in various types and sizes for a number of industry sectors. The utilities market is the largest share of the business; supported by automotive tuners for power assisted steering applications, payphone handsets, stainless steel metallic hoses an   [More...] [Less...]

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  Programming 

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  About the time of the 1980 NBC documentary If Japan Can, Why Can t We? , I was the System Manager in a video cassette manufacturing plant, and our management team was asking this question every day. Our ... Japanese competition was selling superior products at much lower prices, and we couldn t figure out how they did it. We knew we needed to make dramatic changes or close up shop, but we didn t know what to change. As far as we could tell, we were doing everything right. We relied on optimized forecasting methods to determine economic lot sizes, and we used the latest MRP (Manufacturing Requirements Planning) software to launch daily schedules into the plant. We had a sophisticated computer system that analyzed QC results and process parameters, to pinpoint the causes of defects. We had some quality problems, and it took a month to fill most orders. In any given week, we were able to pack out about 60% of the planned line items for the week. But this was okay, because the other 40% of the   [More...] [Less...]

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  Magnity Business - home 

  http://business.magnity.co.uk

  Thanks for visiting Magnity Business. This site contains tools to help you (and your business) operate effectively, efficiently and productively. Expect to challenge your strategy, your processes, your ... technology and yourself. All tools can also be downloaded in the form of a pdf factsheet. More tools are being added all the time, so do bookmark the page and visit again soon for more great tools. We are also looking for people who feel that they can contribute to a factsheet. Please contact us at webmaster@business.magnity.co.uk if you are interested.   [More...] [Less...]

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