...Michael Kirchner; Faith Stull Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify primary issues related to employee onboarding and satisfaction in US-based manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach In total, 19 focus groups using semi-structured interviews with senior management...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Manufacturing Skills Qualifications Motor Industry Manufacturing well trained staff Keywords: Manufacturing, Skills, Qualifications, Motor Industry High volume manufacturers across the North East of England are adopting the same...

...Maureen Eastgate The year 2000 is the tenth anniversary of Investors in People. The past decade has seen a dramatic change in the business landscape of the UK. Service industries, such as call centres, are replacing a traditional manufacturing base that is facing mounting pressure to remain...

... as supervisors than the previous group of “super‐technicians”. And most of the graduates were burdened with the additional problem of having little or no technical expertise in optical product manufacturing.  In time, and with the coming of our new cell manufacturing system, we began to understand...

...Alan Hankinson This regional survey involved 90 small manufacturing firms over the three‐year period, 1997‐2000. Ninety face‐to‐face interviews using a personal, open, unstructured approach were conducted in 90 cluster‐located small manufacturing (engineering) firms with up to 50 employees...

...Peter E.D. Love; A. Gunasekaran The manufacturing industry is becoming increasingly competitive. In order to remain competitive there is a need for improved inter‐organizational relations between organizations so as to improve the performance. In an attempt to improve cost effectiveness and improve...

... internal as well as external customers and complementing improvement on a continuous cycle are discussed as a means of allowing the manufacturing deliverables of quality, delivery and cost improvement to be a way of life. Participation Manufacturing Organizational change Organizational development...

...Mel Berger This article is the second part of a two part series. The first half of the article described a case study which illustrates the use of several techniques for developing inter‐departmental and inter‐level collaboration. The company manufactures consumer products and was modernising its...

... 1990 Training Management development Construction industry Manufacturing Project management United Kingdom VOLUME 22 NUMBER 6 1990 A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP KINGSWAY GROUP AND SUNDRIDGE PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE Arthur Smith and Bryan Smith SETTING THE DEVELOPMENT SCENE By 1986...