Economist on Lean Production

Technological change - manufacturing and innovation [20 Apr 2012]
Legislation forces Coke and Pepsi to change their recipe [9 Mar 2012]
Video case study - finding success in an engineering niche [22 Feb 2012]
Manufacturing strategy: Is China losing its competitiveness? [29 Jan 2012]
Technological change: 3-D printing promises a new industrial revolution [28 Jan 2012]
Technology in action: inside the transparent factory [27 Jan 2012]
Revision Presentation - Critical Path Analysis [2 Jan 2012]
Mini whiteboards lead to more motivating Critical Path Analysis [2 Jan 2012]
Revision Presentation - Lean Production [31 Dec 2011]
Brilliant Video for Just in Time and Kaizen [4 Nov 2011]
British manufacturer exploiting a niche [21 Jun 2011]
Evan Davis ‘Made in Britain’ - and a new trade data tool to play with [21 Jun 2011]
Lean and mean - from Toyota to Tesco [10 Jun 2011]
Strategy Video - Innovation through technology at Fern Howard [10 Jun 2011]
An end to outsourcing? [18 May 2011]
Capacity cuts at Toyota UK as production still hit after Japanese earthquake [20 Apr 2011]
JIT - How lean production suffers from a terrible shock [22 Mar 2011]
Cash flow Clue-doh! The Mystery is Revealed… [2 Nov 2010]
Recession Strategy - Manufacturing Emerges Leaner and Fitter [25 Aug 2010]
Lesson Worksheet - Classification of Business [13 Aug 2010]
Emerging from Recession - Manufacturing Leads the Way [1 Jun 2010]
British vodka beats the world! [19 May 2010]
BUSS4 UK Recession - Data Burn [15 May 2010]
Amazing Production Video [15 Feb 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - Dyson [7 Feb 2010]
Flexible working thrives in the recession [1 Feb 2010]
Operations in Action - Video Tour of the Amazon Depot [23 Nov 2009]
Beating the import threat - luxury furniture [16 Nov 2009]
Brompton Bicycles - Guardian Profile [9 Nov 2009]
Innovation & Protecting a Business Idea - Classroom Video [30 Oct 2009]
Q&A - What is globalisation? [27 Oct 2009]
Q&A - What are the main causes of unemployment? [27 Oct 2009]
Managing Cash Flow - Beware the Economic Recovery [26 Oct 2009]
Plastic car is a blast from the past [25 Aug 2009]
Demand and supply in action - tea prices surge [4 Aug 2009]
When the Steel Town Boomed [3 Aug 2009]
Batch production in action - cricket bats [12 Jul 2009]
Stock control - de-stocking was over £5bn in Q1 of 2009 [2 Jul 2009]
Q&A - Explain the causes of inflation [1 Jul 2009]
A six minute tour round the Dell Factory [31 May 2009]
Q&A - What is a sales forecast? [31 May 2009]
Q&A - How can a business handle a loss? [26 May 2009]
Television suggestion - Blood Sweat & Takeaways [20 May 2009]
Q&A - What is training? [2 May 2009]
Swine Flu Vaccine - An Interesting Example of Batch Production in Action [1 May 2009]
Q&A - How do changes in commodity prices affect businesses? [1 May 2009]
Q&A - What are commodities and how are their prices determined? [1 May 2009]
Video case study - Jute in Time [22 Apr 2009]
How can the same product be cheaper to buy new than second-hand? [16 Apr 2009]
Are we motoring towards electric avenue? [5 Apr 2009]
Q&A - What are variable costs? [1 Mar 2009]
Q&A - What is meant by the production process? [1 Mar 2009]
Q&A - What are goods and services? [1 Mar 2009]
Q&A - What is meant by adding value [1 Mar 2009]
Video case study - inside the Easter egg factory [27 Feb 2009]
How the car makers responded to the downturn [17 Feb 2009]
Flexible employment at Mini - the upside and the downside [16 Feb 2009]
Video case study - Living Salads [9 Feb 2009]
Q&A - What is meant by production capacity? [2 Feb 2009]
Video case study - LG moves away from mass production [25 Jan 2009]
AIG ends Manchester United sponsorship deal [23 Jan 2009]
Excess stocks build as car demand falls [17 Jan 2009]
Video Case Study - Export Success for Mining Tools Manufacturer [15 Jan 2009]
Video Case Study - Investment in Cricket Bat Manufacturing [15 Jan 2009]
Dont believe everything you read in the business papers… [14 Jan 2009]
Video Case Study - Product Life Cycle of the Standard Light Bulb [12 Jan 2009]
Highest Productivity in the Industry - But Still Crippled by the Crunch [8 Jan 2009]
A Devastating Blow for the Irish Economy [8 Jan 2009]
Profits from protection - a great example of entrepreneurial skill [21 Dec 2008]
Revision Quiz - Using Technology in Operations [27 Oct 2008]
Video case study - Nissan [24 Oct 2008]
Capacity management in action at Toyota [4 Sep 2008]
Starting a business - have your cake and eat it [6 Aug 2008]
High oil prices encourage supply-chain re-think [30 Jun 2008]
The Apprentice (Week Three) - The Man Who Can’t Say Loser…Loses [9 Apr 2008]
Shazia is hung out to dry in boardroom spindry [2 Apr 2008]
Avoiding the risks that lead to shattered lives [25 Mar 2008]
More evidence of rising raw materials costs affecting profit margins [25 Mar 2008]
Capacity utilisation in focus as the credit crunch tightens [16 Mar 2008]
Fudges finds its niche [13 Mar 2008]
Lean manufacturing - BBC In Business [3 Feb 2008]
Lego’s Renaissance [27 Jan 2008]