A productive debate

Posted on 5 Apr 2014 by Callum Bentley

A guru to many adherents of lean manufacturing, Peter Drucker once said “Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”

Delegates at this year’s National Manufacturing Debate (NMD), hosted at Cranfield University, might do well to bear these words in mind as they gather to tackle this year’s topic, UK manufacturing productivity. This focus comes as the NMD enters its fifth year. Previous events have discussed the need for a national industrial strategy, the requirements…

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