5 LESSONS FROM COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING IN 2022

I recently facilitated a workshop focusing on the fundamental concepts of collaborative manufacturing.  Now, those of you who know me well will understand that I’ve developed a ‘healthy scepticism’ toward the effectiveness of programs or initiatives presented as the ‘future for manufacturing’. I developed this scepticism over my years in steel manufacturing, where it was…

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THE LINK BETWEEN SPORT AND HIGH BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

As competition has increased, both in Australia and globally, it’s become more critical than ever for manufacturers to clearly understand the competitive capabilities they need to develop to achieve superior business performance.  In the latest two-part episode of my Manufacturing Mastery podcast (Episodes 8 and 9), I sat down with Chris Davey, a process and…

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6 COMMON TRAITS OF A WORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURER

Australia is focused on building a world-class manufacturing industry, with this year’s budget adding a further $425 million to their existing $1.5 billion investment in manufacturing capabilities. But what does world-class actually look like at a business level? In the latest episode of my Manufacturing Mastery podcast (Episode 7), I sat down with my long-time…

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