Projects & Trainings
Projects & Training
UK Projects
We have undertaken many projects for SMEs located in the UK and Northern Ireland over the last 30 years and it is not possible to list them all. Below are a selection of the types of projects we have carried out that reflects the diversity of the expertise we provided. Clients included many privately owned SMEs and also large national organisations. Full details on request.
Quality Improvement and Quality Management
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ISO 9000
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Inspection and Test systems
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Product Specification Development
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Established accredited testing laboratories
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Quality Management Training
Business Planning
Development of strategic business plans for a wide variety of SMEs, including Road Haulage, Shoe Manufacturing, Textile Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing, Ceramics Manufacturing, Engineering, Shoe Retailing and Restaurants
Marketing
Develop strategic marketing plans, develop and implement sales and product communications plans. This was for a variety of industries, including manufacturing companies, retailers and non-profit organisations
Health and Safety
Carried out health and safety audits, developed health and safety policy documents and shop-floor guidelines and trained staff.
Retail
Shop layout and merchandising systems, Stock control and reorder systems, retail accounting systems
Productivity Improvement and cost reduction
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Process and methods engineering improvement projects
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Lean manufacturing implementation
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Jig design
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Production Scheduling systems
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Cell manufacturing
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Incentive scheme implementation
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Warehouse methods design and layout
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Production control systems and efficiency reporting
Supply Chain Development and Joint Venture Partnership Creation
Supply chain development to reduce material input costs and reduce logistical costs, developed several joint venture partnerships with UK manufacturers linking them with offshore partners.
Computerisation
Implemented production control systems to control order schedules, work in progress, efficiency reporting and stock control. Designed and implemented quality management systems to capture product data for quality analysis and to measure the cost of “non” quality
SEAMS and SEW-EASY
SEAMS is an acronym for Stich Engineering and Method System. SEAMS provide a system for measuring manufacturing methods, and establishing standard times and costs for sewn products. These include amongst others, garments, shoes, luggage, upholstery, leather goods and household textiles. Sew-Easy is the computerised version.