Critical Issues Manufacturing/Supply Chain

But when development time is scarce and specialist skills are in short supply, there’s a disconnect between what’s required and what can be achieved.

Hospitality businesses outpaced the rest of the UK economy for the first time in more than nine years during September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker.

A new study into the concerns business leaders in the UK currently hold in relation to a post-pandemic world, has highlighted that a staggering 73% of businesses don’t believe they have the skills needed to succeed. The research has shown that communication skills are where the gaps lie with 50% of business professionals picking up bad habits over lockdown.

By John Moran, freelance writer.

There are a few make-or-break pointers to look into when starting a courier service business. Try not to generalize business as each company differs, and with the courier ones, in particular, there are vital things to take note of that are critical in whether you sink or swim.

This year, the first company to enter the ceramic 3D printing landscape – Lithoz – is celebrating its 10th anniversary.“When we started the company, nobody was actually able to do the additive manufacturing of high-performance ceramics,” stated Dr. Johannes Homa, CEO of Lithoz.

Global supply chain disruption could not have come at a worse time for UK retailers desperate to maximise the potential of an ever growing online customer base during peak trading season.

But with costs spiralling and many products unlikely to arrive in the country in time for Christmas, let alone Black Friday, retailers need to bring plans forward if peak season is to deliver an essential revenue boost.

Richard Jeffery, CEO of ActiveOps discusses how cloud computing changes the way organisations manage their operations and how their employees see themselves; a new, highly optimised workforce in the digital enterprise world.

New research from Totaljobs reveals that over 2 million UK workers are planning on changing jobs before Christmas. Indeed, 6% of the UK workforce are already on their notice period, while a further 26% actively job hunting as the labour market kicks into gear and workers plan their next career move.

New research from Utility Bidder looked at the regions and sectors that are making the most people redundant. Through this analysis, Utility Bidderfound that manufacturing is the industry that made the most people redundant in 2021 so far, with 15,117 redundancies between April and June this year.

In today’s demanding supply chain environment, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) are facing unprecedented supply chain challenges much like larger companies and, as a result, have been investing in their own fleets due to the lack of equipment available in the marketplace.