NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
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Things can only get better - right?
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 Finance column
Lloyds Bank look back at 2020
11 60 Seconds With...
Karen Boswell, MD, Baxi Heating
12 Employment Law
Katherine Wilson of Keebles LLP
looks at countering untruths
posted on job review sites,
disciplining an employee with
ADHD and fi xing a mix-up in payroll
Cover Story
14 All change
The automotive industry has
undergone signifi cant evolution
in the past decade, in the face of
huge challenges. Chris Beck speaks
to one of the key architects of
change at one of the sector’s
biggest names
Management
18 Home alone
With home working becoming
increasingly popular, managers and
employees have had to adapt to a
new way of working – but how
many are adequately prepared to
do so? Make UK’s Nicola Kibble tells
us how managers have to change
Forklifts
22 Li-Ion hearted
Lithium-ion power is becoming
increasingly popular for forklift
trucks, and o ers signifi cant
advantages over traditional options
Future Transportation
24 Trains, planes & automobiles
Chris Beck discovers how the West
Midlands is establishing itself as the
UK’s hotbed for the future of
mobility – from hydrogen-
powered trains to an entirely
driverless road network
Maintenance
27 As cold as ice
Daniel Took of Kärcher UK explains
how dry ice can be used as an
e ective – and waste-free –
industrial cleaning method
Cyber Security
28 A hidden threat
Manufacturing is a prime target for
cyber criminals, but companies can
employ a range of methods to
protect themselves and their IP, says
Tim Bandos of Digital Guardian
Warehousing
30 Space saver
As the pandemic forces companies
to re-think their supply chains
and stock holdings, could a new
way of thinking about utilising
warehousing space be the answer?
33 IT in Focus
Our quarterly look at the latest
trends and technologies in the
manufacturing IT space
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