Shows
The Kaizen Central PodcastThe Power of ProcurementHow a PPE contract worth 10 times its annual turnover transformed Ramfoam, and why they could never have fulfilled this life-changing opportunity without help from the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at Warwick University.Tim Mulqueen of Ramfoam and Paul Milne from WMG join Nick Peters and the Kaizen Central regulars to discuss the implications of targeted procurement for UK SME manufacturers and the importance of being alive to the amount of help there is out there for manufacturers if you just go looking.2022-01-0759 min
The Kaizen Central PodcastMake UK’s Stephen Phipson talks Industrial Strategy and SustainabilityStephen Phipson, chief exec of Make UK, joined us on this month’s Kaizen Central to talk about the opportunities Net Zero 2050 offers UKMfg, and his campaign for government to create a more joined-up Industrial Strategy.Kaizen Central is hosted by ManufacturingTV’s Nick Peters.2021-11-1258 min
The Kaizen Central PodcastCreating value through leadership in UK manufacturingJoining Kaizen Central this week is Nick Russel, engineer and business owner, who had several opportunities to cash out and ‘get rich quick’ while developing his group of companies, but chose instead to invest for the long haul, nurturing growth and a loyal workforce. Learn from his experiences – and from other members of the group – about how to develop ‘Mittelstand’ style companies in the UK.The book referred to in the conversation is Tragedy & Challenge: An Inside View of UK Engineering's Decline and the Challenge of the Brexit by Tom Brown, who will be next week’s guest.2021-07-231h 00
The Kaizen Central PodcastReal-time quality control in process manufacturingCurrently, most product testing is done post-production, which adds significant delays to distribution and demands increased warehousing while tests are completed.What if quality control could happen in real time, using sensors and artificial intelligence? The savings in time and effort would be enormous, across entire supply chains.Andy Dorset, Associate Director of R&D at Procter & Gamble, came on Kaizen Central to discuss how his team is researching how to do this, with the University of York and Libra Chemicals, in a project funded by Innovate UK.Hosted by Nick Peters, Editor...2021-07-1659 min
The Kaizen Central PodcastWhat will the Green Economy look like?Authors Beverley Nielsen and Steven McCabe joined the regular Kaizen Central discussion to discuss their new book, Exploring the Green Economy. Listen in to the conversation to find out what it means for manufacturing, for the economy and for society as a whole.Hosted by Nick Peters, Editor of ManufacturingTV2021-07-1359 min