It is expected of manufacturers to understand customer and supplier relationships both internally and externally across their organisations and to be able to consider their supply chain as a whole when making strategic decisions. Ian Tindle, director at engineering and maintenance specialist Sora Group, says that the same rigour needs to be applied to the education system across schools, colleges and into companies.
“If we consider career development as a value stream”, explains Tindle, “it is very interesting to see some of the pitfalls in the supply of appropriately educated young people into employment.” According to Tindle companies often find that apprentices are missing some of the key skills required to perform effectively, both from a technical and…
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