... previous recessions, in the 1980s and 1990s, they were manufacturing led.This sector [financial services] is important in this ...

... proportion of economic inactivity. There were a lot of manufacturing and engineering businesses there 20 years ago, but those have ...

... of business activity to be computerised - the accounting, manufacturing and human resource functions having been long since automated - ...

... 2008, giving office a relative boost. Given the direction of manufacturing, retail and distribution industries throughout most of 2009, it ...

... five years’ work experience in sales within the industrial manufacturing or consumer goods sectors. Successful recruits will work across ...

... different areas.” The minister’s portfolio covers manufacturing, trade, tourism and energy sectors, as well as employment and ...

... has allowed it, and its suppliers, not only to reduce manufacturing cycle times and inventory but also to build better products. ...

... its Customer Value programme. This is designed around lean manufacturing principles, with the aim of creating process improvements through ...

... suffer from being quickly changed or absorbed into the manufacturing process and do not make attractive subjects for finance.” ...

... be a headache initially, it could also be a way of saving manufacturing costs that can be enjoyed throughout the supply chain. And ...