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Operations Management News from the IOM for March 2010

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Business minister sees manufacturing efficiencies
31 March 2010
The UK''s business minister has been visiting a Vauxhall car plant to inspect a number of manufacturing efficiencies that have been implemented at the facility.
Manufacturing ''moves towards value-added models''
29 March 2010
The UK''s manufacturing industry has gradually shifted towards "value-added business models" and away from "simply optimising utilisation and driving down costs", a new report has suggested.
Best practice shared between UK manufacturers
26 March 2010
A new award has been launched that honours the best manufacturing clusters in the UK.
Health service to contribute £4.4bn in savings
25 March 2010
The Department of Health and the NHS have been charged by the government with delivering £4.35 billion worth of a total £11 billion per year in planned cost savings by 2012-13.
Government plans to support services sector innovation
24 March 2010
A new programme of support for innovation and growth in the UK''s professional and business services industries has been unveiled by ministers.
Engaged workforce ''is good for business''
23 March 2010
Businesses could benefit if they ensure their workforce is engaged, experts have advised.
NHS staff poll reveals continuous improvement
19 March 2010
A survey of people employed by the NHS has discovered a record number of improvements in satisfaction levels during 2009.
Production output dips in January
18 March 2010
The importance of effective operations management is highlighted by new figures revealing that the UK''s index of production dipped year-on-year in January by 1.5 per cent.
Government strategy ''improving economic growth''
18 March 2010
The business secretary has marked the first anniversary of the New Industry, New Jobs strategy.
Call for overhaul of UK manufacturing''s image
17 March 2010
The image of the UK''s production sector needs to be revamped in order to modernise it and media stereotypes need to be challenged, it has been suggested.
Councils could use funding to boost economic recovery
16 March 2010
Funding totaling £50 million is being allocated by the government to local authorities to boost economic recovery in local areas in the wake of the recession.
GM Europe supplied with £270m government loan
15 March 2010
A loan totalling €300 million (£270 million) has been approved by the government for GM Europe.
Work starts on Teeside advanced manufacturing facility
12 March 2010
The expansion of a Teeside chemical manufacturing facility will enable Britain to compete in the industrial biotechnology market.
Dyson calls for greater innovation in manufacturing
10 March 2010
More innovative approaches are needed to production in the UK''s hi-tech industry in order to make the country a world leader in its field, an expert declares.
Manufacturing
9 March 2010
The manufacturing sector in Britain is "critical" to ensuring that the economy recovers from the downturn, one expert has declared.
Public sector news: £83m grant for low-cost homes
8 March 2010
Continuous improvement in the low-cost home area of the public sector received a boost today (March 8th).
Service sector ''sees stabilisation''
5 March 2010
The service sector in the UK saw business volumes start to stabilise during the past three months.
Investment in manufacturing innovation grows
4 March 2010
UK firms increased their investment in new ways of enhancing productivity, products and services by 9.2 per cent in 2008 compared with the previous year.
Steps outlined to protect local frontline services
3 March 2010
The government has published a list of ten steps for local authorities that are intended to assist them in protecting frontline services.
Manufacturing sector ''seeing markers of recovery''
2 March 2010
The "markers of recovery" are now in evidence within the UK''s manufacturing industry, an expert claims.
EU scheme ''could save manufacturers large sums''
1 March 2010
Manufacturers interested in operations management could make use of a new European Union (EU) scheme to reduce their import costs.
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