MAY 2019
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
CONTENTS
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Don’t pull up the drawbridge
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Downstream issues
11 Opinion
The heart of manufacturing
12 Employment Law
Helen Hughes of Shakespeare
Martineau looks at how to deal
with an employee who gets
stopped for drink-driving, a
protest at the factory gates and
ownership of LinkedIn contacts
14 60 Seconds With...
Ladan Iravanian, projects director,
Tata Chemicals Europe
Cover Story
16 Striking a balance
Over 90% of manufacturing SME
leaders are worried that their jobs
are negatively impacting their
personal lives. What can be done
to redress the work-life balance?
Interview
22 Priming the future
With a skills shortage looming over
the industry, a new approach is
needed in order to ensure the next
generation is considering a career
in manufacturing
Forklift Trucks
26 Lifting standards
A vigilant approach is vital to
ensure that forklift operators and
pedestrians are kept safe while
moving around the factory
PPE
30 Fit for purpose
PPE is the barrier between the
wearer and a hazardous situation.
Yet, all too often, wearers put
themselves at risk of injury or death
by donning ill-fi tting equipment
Continuous Improvement
32 Step by step
Gemba walks are an integral part
of any manager’s approach to
operational excellence. But they
can also prove invaluable for
innovation projects
Skills
34 A learning revolution
A new start-up university, due
to open in Hereford, is set to
drastically change the way
engineering and manufacturing
skills are taught
37 IT in Focus
How manufacturers stand to
benefi t from the latest IT solutions
Subcon Preview
46 Save the date
The 43rd edition of Subcon returns
to Birmingham’s NEC on 4-6 June
51 Great British Factories
How a Russian aristocrat provided
the inspiration for one of Britain’s
best-loved soap brands
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