Operations Management News from the IOM for May 2010

Key to manufacturing success is "working together"

28 May 2010

The formation of partnerships between companies is the best way for the UK manufacturing sector to succeed, it has been suggested.

Innovations ''deliver Burberry inventory savings''

27 May 2010

Cost savings are the aim for Burberry, which has now implemented inventory control techniques.

Manufacturing gains push up GDP growth

26 May 2010

Manufacturing drove up the UK''s economy during the first three months of the year.

Opel implements operations management programme

25 May 2010

Carmaker Opel has revealed it has agreed on a new Plan for the Future, which includes a continuous improvement programme.

Private sector policies could preserve public sector jobs

24 May 2010

Introducing similar policies to those employed by private companies during the recession could protect some jobs in the public sector.

Business leaders call for public sector overhaul

21 May 2010

The public sector in the UK needs an immediate overhaul and there should be a two-year pay freeze, it has been advised.

Call issued for more efficient transport demand management

20 May 2010

Transport operators need to improve the efficiency of their demand management policies in order to cope with rising levels of demand.

Overseas demand ''boosts UK manufacturing''

19 May 2010

Growing demand from other countries for goods produced in the UK has boosted the country''s manufacturing sector.

Call made for sustainable reform of public sector

18 May 2010

The new Lib Dem-Conservative government should ensure it focuses on "sustainable reform" when it introduces cuts in the public sector budget, one organisation has declared.

Change in attitude key to improving manufacturing processes, expert says

17 May 2010

Ruth Lea has given some guidance as to how the manufacturing industry can be improved.

Importance of operations management in pharmaceuticals highlighted

17 May 2010

The need for the pharmaceutical sector to enhance the efficiency of its research and development activities has been highlighted in a new report.

Assessment Authors, Markers and Moderators Required

17 May 2010

The IOM will now be offering two assessment routes - the Centre Assessment Route, in which the Centre devises the method of assessment, and the Instit....

Lean management in manufacturing advocated

14 May 2010

A new approach to management in the manufacturing industry has been recommended by a new report.

Government public sector cuts ''will boost outsourcing''

13 May 2010

Those working in the public sector and facing spending cuts as a result of plans to reduce the UK''s budget deficit should outsource to the private sector, it has been suggested.