After 1,000+ Steel Efficiency Review® consultations we have found Manufacturing Flow to be the most important part of process efficiency. It is pointless to improve efficiency on one manufacturing process when the next process is full or you have to wait for the preceding process. The first step, after ensuring that all processes are standardised, would be to […]

A commonly heard term within Steel Efficiency Review® consultations is “with a fresh set of eyes”. This is referring to the introduction of people to an area or process in which they are not familiar. By doing this, the people are not biased toward one method or another and by looking and taking in what they […]

The Australian manufacturing sector expanded for the seventh consecutive month in April 2017, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). Australian manufacturing climbed 1.7 points to 59.2 for the month of April 2017. “The April performance featured strong growth in exports and local sales of food and beverages manufacturing, building materials, specialist […]