Don’t Let Rising Prices Curb Your Recovery
Rising inflation is adding to the pressure on manufacturers. Rather than allowing inflation to erode margins, businesses must decide whether to pass the increase onto customers or reduce their cost base.
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.
Why you need a three-pronged approach to resilience
As businesses plan for economic recovery, there is an opportunity to learn lessons from recent events such as the pandemic in order to build a more resilient operating structure.
Decarbonisation: a defining moment for carbon-intensive industries
To plot their path to net-zero, businesses will need to instigate a bespoke decarbonisation roadmap and demonstrate their willingness to adapt their operations and systems.
Construction cost transformation – Foundations of a successful programme
For leaders of construction firms, we outline three foundations for successful cost transformation programmes that could help achieve double-digital margins.
Decarbonisation: The biggest industrial challenge of our time
With the UK government likely to set tighter environmental regulations, manufacturers will need to take action to decarbonise their own activities and those of their supply chains.
The future is vertical
Paul Adams considers recent developments in the UK to accelerate the future of urban air mobility. How will these tech disruptors transform existing aerospace supply chains?
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?
Supply chain understanding and development is key to retrofit success
Action is needed to upgrade the energy efficiency homes and other buildings in the UK. However, issues must be addressed to implement the retrofit programme.