Industrial Management: Volume 74 Issue 3/4
Table of contents
INDUSTRIAL NOTEBOOK
FUEL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ONE OF the home truths that the oil crisis has brought home is the fact that oil, petrol and diesel have been plentiful commodities. They have never had…
Sir Arthur Cockfield speaks out
Richard MurrayIF EVER a man sat in the eye of a storm, it is Sir Arthur Cockfield, chairman of the Price Commission. His job is to patrol Britain's major in‐industrial companies and to hold…
CRISIS IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Chris PhillipsIronically, the shortage of material has had two beneficial side‐effects
THIS SIGNPOST POINTS TO A PROFITABLE FUTURE
Richard MurrayIn three years Willings have performed a business miracle building on the remnants of a company that had collapsed
OUTPUT HITS A RECORD‐ON THE THREE‐DAY WEEK
Alison WatersJohnson and Nephew have used an ancient locomotive, candles, gas lamps and television technology to beat their own targets by 25 per cent
WHERE BRITAIN LAGS BEHIND THE WORLD
Dave Grayston‘This country is falling far behind its industrial rivals in the application of automated control to machine tools’
COULD YOUR FIRM PROFIT FROM THINKING SMALL?
Dave GraystonThe small ports have an excellent record in labour‐relations. And their reliability makes them an attractive proposition
HOW TO EXPORT TO JAPAN
Anthony JohnsonThere is a myth that Japan is one of the toughest markets to crack. But the truth is they like to buy British
PERKINS PROFITS FROM SAFETY
Chris PhillipsOne benefit is that the firm pays about half what comparable companies do for insurance
The Taylor‐made path to success
KEN GOODING examines the philosophy of Sir Frank Taylor, managing director of one of the largest construction companies in the world today
These firms were doing a roaring crisis trade
Chris PhillipsFish bait and generators, water power equipment and motor bikes are just some of the boom products