Course: Supply Chains in Practice: How Things Get to You

Week 4 focused on the topic of ‘factory of the future’. Before immersing yourself in the world of logistics and physical aspects of the supply chain, take some time to …

Thank you for completing the fourth week of the course. I hope you found it informative and it has achieved its objective of starting to get you to think the …

Manufacturing has been at the heart of our industrial evolution, and the development of the world. On the cusp of the 4th industrial revolution, it is time to take stock. …

The ICT enabled convergence of technological and business processes will herald the new age of (German) manufacturing. These were the wise words of Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann, whom I was …

Are we on the cusp of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the cyber-physical age? Where machines and products co-operate to drive productivity. Or is it just propaganda? In the video above …

Whilst many organisations struggle to come to terms with what Industrie 4.0 means to their business model, few have even begun to consider the supply chain implications. In the short …

A future where we will seamlessly be able to connect with families, friends and schedules on bathroom mirrors, kitchen work surfaces and our appliances. Where consumer and industrial needs merge. …

3D printers are very much part of the team at Robert Welch. They enable the development of simplistic, classic and timeless designs. I first came across the use of 3D …

Law should enable the next generation of manufacturing and not get in the way. This will require innovation from the legal profession to develop the legal frame works to support …

3D printing may not be a panacea, but it will play a major role in enabling more localised manufacturing. However, it is not without its challenges. The concept of 3D …

Offering technical solutions, responsiveness and price competitiveness are critical enablers to re-building local supply chain capability. In January 2014 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, David Cameron, then prime …

Right shoring, mass-personalisation and structural flexibility are driving change in the manufacturing landscape. In the post war era as countries have continued to industrialise we have seen the manufacturing landscape …

If you like to understand the breadth of the business, from the customer through internal operations and through to suppliers, making decisions with real influence, then you may wish to …

High value or value added manufacturing is proving an increasingly popular business model for manufacturers, changing their role and scope within the value chain. High Value Manufacturing (HVM) is seen …

The manufacturing sector contributes £6.7tr to the global economy, represents 54% of UK exports and directly employs 2.6 million people. Based on the latest available data for 2013 the UK …