FMCG producers: Achieving successful green transformation
Julie Neal explains how design-to-cost techniques and other value engineering solutions can help FMCG producers to achieve a successful green transformation.
Removing and controlling costs – a strategic imperative for construction firms
Long-standing low and recently falling margins in construction are in danger of becoming an expected norm. But does it really have to be that way?
Baking in value on the road to industrialisation
Inspirational examples of innovation in response to shifts in market demand have been a stand-out feature of the past year, with many manufacturers pivoting to focus on revenue generation during the pandemic
Preparing for a hydrogen-fuelled future
Why is there so much excitement about hydrogen’s potential for transforming the sustainability of modern air travel, and what practical challenges stand in the way of aviation’s hydrogen-fuelled future?
Cost reduction strategies: get ready to profit from recovery
Despite some tentative signs of manufacturing sector recovery, cost reduction strategies remain a key focus for many businesses and could make the difference between success or failure in the months ahead.
Putting Collaboration Centre-Stage with Bombardier
How Vendigital’s innovative approach to a complex technical and commercial challenge brought together multiple functional teams to achieve a win-win solution.
How Cost and Value Engineering can help your business to survive – and thrive – during disruption
In this infographic, cost and value engineering specialist, Alan March shares his insights into steps businesses can take to utilise cost and value engineering best practice during challenging times – and how it can help in the future.
Splitting the difference
While the concept of ‘split ticketing’ is nothing new, the recent launch of Trainline’s ‘SplitSave’ ticketing tool could allow many more passengers to cut costs on rail journeys by finding them clever combinations of tickets. Phil Bulman examines the future of rail ticket pricing in Britain.
How auto retailers can ‘jump start’ out of the corona crisis
Re-making, re-engineering, and transformation are all terms the auto retail sector was discussing before the crisis. The corona virus is offering a real opportunity to turn this rhetoric into reality. If there was ever a moment “not to waste a crisis”, it is now.