Industrial Management: Volume 75 Issue 11
Table of contents
Another voice for the industry debates
INDUSTRY'S managers have been criticised for being amateurish; of continuing to place reliance on the old‐boy network instead of adopting the meritocratic approach of their US and…
Time to invest in the US market
Every economic indicator suggests that the American market is poised for a boom. Alec Snobel reveals here how to invest in it to convert the sickly pound into the…
FLEET HIRE
Should a company buy its transport fleet or hire it? The answer is governed by cash flow, liquidity, return on capital employed, tax relief, capital allowances and management…
HOW METAL BOX GOT INTO BOTTLES
Metal Box's joint venture with Japan's Toyo Glass to provide Nigeria with its own bottling plant is a good example of industrial aid to developing countries. The deal helps to…
DANGER! MEN AT WORK
Health and safety is no longer a field in which management need only abide by the law to avoid prosecution. The new legislation dictates that companies must instigate preventive…
Getting in on the Act
The new health and safety legislation has provided manufacturers with an obvious springboard to launch relevant products and services. Here is a random selection.
The thought still counts
Consumer belt‐tightening is by no means reflected in the business gifts industry where manufacturers report buoyant demand. But with less cash around, the emphasis is on presents…
Closing the gap between marketman marketman and engineer
Industry's challenge to the academic world to produce graduates with the right blend of new ideas and practical experience has been taken up by Huddersfield Polytechnic. The…
Cutting quality and inspection costs
With the scope for improving production techniques becoming more limited, Ken Bearton — UK managing director of the Swedish‐based Johansson Group — explains why management should…
CTT: how to raise cash without too many strings
For many private business owners, the advent of capital transfer tax is fraught with difficulties. Where will they find the cash to meet CTT demands and day ‐ to ‐ day working…