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WHERE CAN WOOL GO FROM HERE?
Authors: LAWLESS JOHN
Published: March 2008

When the spring fashions hit the shops, the wool textile industry will be watching sales anxiously, for its future hangs in the balance
DEADLOCK IN THE DESERT
Authors: MAYES KEITH
Published: March 2008

Technology turned a wilderness into a lush oasis. But Coachella's troubles were only just beginning …
Sir Arthur Cockfield speaks out
Authors: Murray Richard
Published: March 2008

IF EVER a man sat in the eye of a storm, it is Sir Arthur Cockfield, chairman of the Price Commission. His job is to patrol Britain's major in‐industrial companies and to hold back excessive price rises.
THIS SIGNPOST POINTS TO A PROFITABLE FUTURE
Authors: Murray Richard
Published: March 2008

In three years Willings have performed a business miracle building on the remnants of a company that had collapsed
OUTPUT HITS A RECORD‐ON THE THREE‐DAY WEEK
Authors: Waters Alison
Published: March 2008

Johnson and Nephew have used an ancient locomotive, candles, gas lamps and television technology to beat their own targets by 25 per cent
COULD YOUR FIRM PROFIT FROM THINKING SMALL?
Authors: Grayston Dave
Published: March 2008

The small ports have an excellent record in labour‐relations. And their reliability makes them an attractive proposition
HOW TO EXPORT TO JAPAN
Authors: Johnson Anthony
Published: March 2008

There is a myth that Japan is one of the toughest markets to crack. But the truth is they like to buy British
PERKINS PROFITS FROM SAFETY
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

One benefit is that the firm pays about half what comparable companies do for insurance
These firms were doing a roaring crisis trade
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

Fish bait and generators, water power equipment and motor bikes are just some of the boom products
The new BRAIN DRAIN
Authors: PHILIPS CHRIS
Published: March 2008

‘Already there are indications that several big American companies plan ambitious recruitment drives in our universities’
How to be your own business consultant
Authors: Harvey David
Published: March 2008

‘Regular attention to the whole range of activities would undoubtedly turn up a hundred ideas for tightening up efficiency’
WHERE DOES APPRENTICESHIP GO FROM HERE?
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

It looks as if the agencies set up to make job training more consistent will be too late to stop another skilled labour shortage
toy makers play for profits
Authors: MURRAY RICHARD
Published: March 2008

The industry is facing serious shortages of plastics, steel and packing materials. But it is still optimistic
Is your money working for you?
Authors: GRAYSTON DAVE
Published: March 2008

MANAGERS and executives are beset by so many problems from day to day that it's hard to blame them for not taking enough time out to worry about the future.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

IF BRITISH Leyland had spent a little less time producing such gimmicks as quartic steering for the Austin Allegro and concentrated on designing a car that was relatively easy and cheap to repair, the insurance companies would be a great deal happier.
MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK
Authors: Grayston Dave
Published: March 2008

BACKGROUND music has become so much a part of our lives that we often don't even notice when it is being played. And that, paradoxically, is exactly the way it should be.
When holidays help to sell
Authors: Pulling Jennifer
Published: March 2008

THE SALESMAN'S wife who knows that the result of her husband's effective sales will gurantee a holiday in Barbados will make sure that he is out punctually ‘on the road’.
Equal pay: are companies facing up to the facts
Authors: Tedford J.D. , Whisker L.J.
Published: March 2008

IT IS NOW some time since the Equal Pay Act received the blessing of Parliament, and the more ambitious firms initiated moves towards its implementation. These have in the main progressed rather slowly using current prices and incomes restrictions as an excuse for soft pedaling on reducing wage differentials between the sexes.
RISKS — AND HOW TO LIVE WITH THEM
Authors: Goulder Terence
Published: March 2008

DO YOU need risk management? Most people, faced with that question, prefer to think about something more important such as where they are going to spend their next holiday. Unfortunately, although you may go away, the risks will not.
Tony Benn‐Industry's saint or sinner?
Authors: PHILLIPS CHRIS
Published: March 2008

The argument on nationalisation grows hotter every day. Benn catches most of the punches, and they're often thrown with an iron fist.
WHEN STOCK CONTROL MAKES SUITE MUSIC
Authors: Wallhouse Roger
Published: March 2008

Atkins' Inventory Management Suite helps storemen through production control
Vetting the urge to merge
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

WHEN ARTHUR Brown goes into a company, it's with his business instincts sharpened and his ears pinned back. He is on the look‐out for the balance sheet which doesn't quite add up, the production process which doesn't seem to be working as well as it should, and listening for the off‐the‐cuff comments from shopfloor and boardroom.
With a social conscience
Authors: Harman F. , Humble John
Published: March 2008

PERHAPS surprisingly, at a time of economic crisis, British companies are taking their social responsibilities much more seriously than ever before.
HEALTH AND SAFETY:some unanswered questions?
Authors: Barrett Brenda , Howells Richard
Published: March 2008

The Health and Safety at Work Act has been generally welcomed for its attempt to combat industry's death and injury toll. But Dr. Brenda Barrett and Dr. Richard Howells examine some vital contractual issues thrown up by the Act which pose problems for both employers and employees.
Measured Day Work adrift
Authors: Smith Ian
Published: March 2008

Ian Smith looks at the development of pay systems, such as Measured Day Work, and the extent to which their effectiveness has been undermined by continuing wage controls.
How accuracy causes confusion
Authors: Ehrenberg Andrew
Published: March 2008

Are you able to absorb and interpret figures at a glance? Professor Andrew Ehrenberg blames lack of numeracy on poor presentation of data and suggests ways in which information can be made easier to grasp, including the drastic ‘rounding’ of figures.
the investor
Authors: Fraser Ian
Published: March 2008

Ian Frazer rejects the claim that banks and pension funds have ‘boycotted’ investment in industry. The reason that the lending institutions have a surplus of investment cash, he says, is that industry itself lacks the confidence to borrow.
Brighter prospects for Electricals
Authors: Millen James
Published: March 2008

The Stock Market suffered a good deal from nervousness at the fag‐end of January — depressed by the 70 points drop in the Dow Jones Index since the year‐end and the prospects of labour problems with the power workers and tanker drivers.
Constructing a future for builders
Authors: Millen James
Published: March 2008

Quite a few of those who followed the traditional advice to ‘sell in May and go away’ this year will have had occasion to question the wisdom of long‐standig aphorisms as, in late July, they duly took note of the prices of their former holdings.
Labour strife: a by‐product of bigness is best
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

The finding by the Institute of Economic and Social Research that big factories are more strike‐prone than small ones is likely to meet with the response: So, what's new?
Time to remove the anti‐union blinkers
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

If politics really is the art of achieving that which is possible — let done reasonable — then Margaret Thatcher and Denis Healey must modify their public pronouncements.
Mr Callaghan is wearing…
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

A fashion writer suggested on the radio the other day that women unable to afford a new spring dress could spruce up last year's outfit with this year's ‘in’ accessories — gloves and a cummerbund.
Unredeeming outcome to strike pay study
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

The Engineering Employers' Federation took a measured stride into the ruckus over financial help for strikers and emerged with some wobbly conclusions.
Making hay out of labour law fever
Authors: Phillips Chris
Published: March 2008

Employment law has become big business. Never a week goes by without the appearance of yet another book, cassette or film dealing with recruitment and the endless permutations of circumstance surrounding dismissal.
Henley: Where managers can air prejudices and maybe even change their mind
Authors: CREW BOB
Published: March 2008

No doubt there are quite a few managers who flinch at the prospect of listening to Clive Jenkins — and paying for it.
From the new Editor
Authors: Beer Judith
Published: March 2008

Readers of Industrial Management will be familiar with the wide range of topics covered in the magazine over the past years, topics such as Energy conservation, Industrial Relations and Government legislation. I do not wish to change this. There are two areas, however, that I do wish to emphasise in the magazine.
Show Business
Authors: Garrett Christopher
Published: March 2008

BRITAIN, compared with Europe, America and Japan, has been slow to recognise exhibitions as an important part of the complete communication function, with a result that until fairly recently exhibitions have been relatively poorly presented in the marketing budgets of British firms.
SPY STORY
Authors: Heims Peter
Published: March 2008

‘You may well argue that industrial espionage is not a threat to your particular company. If these are your thoughts, you are living with a false sense of security.’
BOOKS
Authors: Spicer Colin
Published: March 2008

MAKING EXPERIENCE PAY. by Alan Mumford (McGraw‐Hill, £7.95) EVERYBODY learns from experience in some way, but how many managers find that learning from experience is a slow, painful and hit‐or‐miss affair which they find difficult to analyse, let alone use profitably in their day‐to‐day work? Here, Alan Mumford shows the manager how to really make that experi‐ence pay. Based on years of work in management development, and using essentially practical techniques, “Making Experience Pay” demonstrates how the manager can learn quickly and effectively from his everyday experience while still achieving the results demanded by his job.
Focus on the art of cutting the high cost of insurance RISKY BUSINESS
Authors: TYE JAMES
Published: March 2008

HOW many British firms are simply lining the pockets of the insurance industry whilst lacking the expertise to recognise the real risks which threaten them? In my experience of British industry, I find that many firms are insured for the wrong risks whilst major risks are unrecognised, uncontrolled and uninsured.
NEW WAYS TO MAKE YOUR FACTORY CRIME‐PROOF
Authors: Matthews Davis
Published: March 2008

FIVE years ago, an integrated circuit within a security system was something of a rarity. Systems tended to be based on relay or simple electronic technology ‐ often with a hotchpotch of control equipment with complex interconnections. Manufacturers have now applied microelectronics to offer systems which are more versatile with imporved performance and increased reliability.
CONFESSIONS…of an arch‐entrepreneur
Authors: Stacey Nicholas
Published: March 2008

THE FUTURE prosperity of the free world's industrial societies is currently in the balance. It is timely therefore that the role of the entrepreneur in industry and the conditions which nurture his development should be the subject of general discussion. Industrial capitalism and the market economy, those twin engines of prosperity, have been under siege from time to time and particularly during the past forty years. A better understanding of the sources of hostility is desirable to prescribe remedies.
The sweet smell of fresh air…
Authors: Coyle John
Published: March 2008

CONTROLLING the environment of factories and offices is vital for two reasons — it saves money and it improves employee morale.
Assessing the Overseas Investment Decision
Authors: Pike Richard , Dobbins Richard
Published: March 2008

Managers may be motivated to invest abroad for a variety of reasons. They may feel “compelled” to make such investments because of lack of opportunities in the domestic market, or because competitors have set up manufacture abroad, thereby making exports less competitive. Alternatively, it may be the logical progression of a growing business. How should managers approach foreign investment decisions? Are they very different from domestic investments? What are the additional hazards to consider? This article sets out to discuss these problems and provides a framework for the evaluation of foreign investments.
The Quality of Working Life
Authors: Pettman Barrie O.
Published: March 2008

If the Quality of Working Life (QWL) is to become a distinct “school” then, it is argued, it should possess all the attributes of a school, in particular, vocabulary, concepts and methodology. The very importance of QWL problems in contemporary society would suggest that the realisation of these attributes is an urgent task. It is argued that what appears to be needed is an integrated theoretical framework, and to this end a socio‐economic systems approach serves as the main focus of this contribution.
How a New Computer‐Based Capacity Register Offers a Vital Service for Industry
Authors: Willis Eric
Published: March 2008

Many companies have never faced more difficult trading conditions than in 1980. The combination of high interest rates, rapid inflation, a high value pound and a collapse of consumer demand has resulted in nightmare trading conditions for many companies. It also creates very adverse conditions for the development of new innovation and new enterprises, which are vital to Britain's long‐term prosperity.
Managing Rationally with Kepner‐Tregoe
Authors: McTague Mike
Published: March 2008

Since it began in 1958, Kepner‐Tregoe has shown the logical steps of problem solving and decision making to 1 million people in 1,500 organisations internationally. Not only is Kepner‐Tregoe used to solving problems and making decisions, but it is improving communication and motivation at all levels of its client organisations.
Small Systems for Small Businesses
Authors: Dockerill Paul
Published: March 2008

The decision to install a small business computer is generally taken by small companies when all traditional manual methods have failed. At this point in a company's history, two options are available. Either the company can employ more staff to process the paperwork, or they can install a microcomputer to automate their accounting routines. The total costs of installing such a system is often less than that of employing an extra staff member for a year and this is probably one of the reasons why such systems are still regarded as a threat to employment by many company staff members.
Closed Circuit Television in Industry
Authors: Atkin Tom
Published: March 2008

With the continual advance of technological research and development, today's sophisticated closed circuit television systems have immense scope in almost every field of security, surveillance and industrial process control — in fact, wherever there is a situation to be observed. In an industrial environment, closed circuit television can be used to fulfil two basic functions — security and process control. Obviously each factory or plant has its own particular requirements, but today's closed circuit television systems can be tailor‐made to meet the individual specifications not only of the large, national organisations, but also those of smaller industrial concerns. In fact, closed circuit television now plays a central role in the design of new plants, rather than being added as an afterthought, and the trend in the 1980s will be towards incorporating closed circuit television into an integrated management system where all building controls are centralised.
Tape/Slide Training
Authors: Ayriss Alan
Published: March 2008

There are occasions when the induction of new employees and other training can create problems for many companies, not through lack of ability by training officers but because — if a scattered workforce has to be reached — they often lack time. If recruits have to wait weeks for a proper introduction to their new jobs, production can suffer. And if some existing staff have never received a thorough grounding in their tasks, there is a danger that efficiency will remain below par.
The Microprocessor: Just Another Component
Authors: Thornton Peter , Little D.
Published: March 2008

By now a great deal has been written about the micro‐processor and its related technology and a great many management appreciation seminars have been organised. Yet the fact remains that only 10–15 per cent of manufacturing companies are actually using micro‐processors and over 50 per cent of managers still seem to be unaware of what microelectronics can do for them. Placed in an international context the UK rate of adoption, adaptation and absorption of micro‐electronics is poor, specialists are being produced slowly and the Government is providing neither the strategy nor the support to be found in other OECD countries. Although there are a few bright spots, the picture is largely one of unrelieved gloom.
Micron Diamond — an advancing technology
Authors: Herbert Stan
Published: March 2008

Fine diamond powders, in some cases composed of particles smaller than one micron, are assuming ever increasing importance, especially as the cost of conventional abrasives rises disproportionately. This article looks at the advancing technology behind natural and synthetic micron diamond powders and their significance in the automated industry of today
Communicating — taking the wider view
Authors: Barnard Frank
Published: March 2008

If ever there was a safe prediction, it is that corporate communications will be a growth area in the 1980s. This will not happen solely because of current advances or initiatives displayed by the public relations profession. It will happen quite simply because it is no longer possible for a corporation to remain silent in a climate of ever‐increasing social, economic and political pressures. While as you know this was true in the 1970s it is even more significant in the 1980s.
The Bad Debts of Exporting
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

Why is an investment invariably insured against loss or damage? Ask a factory manager why, when he has taken all reasonable precautions to prevent fire, flooding and theft, he then insures his plant and premises against those same risks. He will tell you something like “peace of mind” … “accidents happen” … or that “you can't control Acts of God — and I can't afford disrup‐tion of my company's operations, let alone go out of business”. And “anyway, the premium costs are a legi‐timate overhead”.
THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

Everything about the Chewton Glen Hotel is true‐blue British…except its cuisine which is French. All staff are the most dedicated professionals…except the boss, the monarch of the Glen, who is a gifted amateur. And each department runs with effortless ease…except behind the scenes where enormous effort is invested.
Assisting Employment Generation Efforts in the United Kingdom
Authors: Hancock Ian
Published: March 2008

In common with other industrialised countries, the UK has experienced the triple problems of low economic growth, high inflation and high unemployment to a marked extent in recent years. While there has been widespread debate — amongst politicians and economists, as well as businessmen and management consultants — about the reasons for these problems and the policies required to overcome, or at least to alleviate, them, there is little sign that we are getting any closer to a consensus of view as to either the causes of, or cure for, our fundamental economic problems.
Security of Sensitive Areas in Working Hours —
Authors: Porter Nevill
Published: March 2008

Up to about 1971, security thinking was concentrated on providing perimeter protection of buildings, out of working hours, when the building was virtually empty — except perhaps a guard or two — with the aim of preventing intrusion by anyone, if possible; and fitting sensors within to detect any intruder who nevertheless succeeded in penetrating — to alert the security lodge, the police or a central station.
Fire and Liability Insurances
Authors: Auld Michael
Published: March 2008

It is disturbing for industry that, in a time of recession, with relatively low levels of production, the cost of fire wastage should continue to rise. For 1980, the estimated cost of fire damage in England, Scotland and Wales was over £469 million, representing a 32 per cent increase over the figure for 1979.
A New Health and Safety Service for Industry
Authors: Bridges James
Published: March 2008

Management has both a moral and a legal duty to ensure the health and safety of all its employees and others present in the company's premises. These commitments should not be regarded purely as yet another burden added to the load of management, for good health and safety policies sensibly applied can significantly improve labour relations, reduce absenteeism and enhance productivity. Management also has a responsibility for the health and safety aspects of the company's products and for the safe disposal of unwanted by‐products of production. In order to cope adequately with the health and safety facets of its responsibilities management needs to be able to call on a very wide range of expertise; only the largest companies can hope to have sufficient expertise in‐house.
Does the Motor Industry Have a Future?
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

While the motor vehicle will still be a major consumer durable by 1990—even though it may have a radicaly altered design and be powered by alternative fuels—it is less certain that the familiar manufacturers will still be around by then when a handful of not more than six giants could dominate world trade and not one of them British. According to management consultants Ronald Sewell & Associates in Bath, who have been conducting an investigation—directed by Professor Bhaskar—into the future of the motor industry, 1990 could see the demise of the British industry altogether and of Japan as a major world exporter.
The Benefits of Microchips in Fire, Security and Safety Defences
Authors: Barnes Kenneth
Published: March 2008

Microchip technology is advancing so rapidly that it is difficult to realise how widely and deeply it has become woven into the pattern of everyday life. There can be few homes in the country without one or more machines or instruments dependent for their efficiency on microchip or solid state technology, and office equipment based on microchips has become commonplace. Equally, exhibits at IFSSEC '82 — The International Fire, Security and Safety Exhibition and Conference, Olympia, London, 19–23 April, illustrate how important this new technology is in the security, fire prevention and safety industries.
Advances in Glazing Technology
Authors: Barratt Stephen
Published: March 2008

This article is more a hope for the future than a statement of the present situation, for although there have been developments in both glasses and types of window frames, methods of glazing are still largely traditional, using glazing compounds more suited to the building technology of the early part of the century. This is not the result of lack of technological advance in materials or methods so much as the general reluctance of glaziers themselves to consider any change from the traditional. There are, of course, many situations where hand grade compounds and putties can be used successfully—provided the seal is regularly maintained—but as changes occur in glasses and frames, the locations become fewer.
Vehicle Leasing
Authors: Poster Stephen
Published: March 2008

The cost of transport is one of the highest single items of expenditure a businessman has to face. These days a basic Cortina can set you back £4,500, and cost at least half as much again a year to keep on the road. A Rover 3.5 would cost double, and a medium size truck will leave little change out of £30,000.
Contract Hire: The Complete Package
Authors: Williams Ron
Published: March 2008

“Why should we pay for your profit?” is the most common question asked of Avis Car Leasing. The unravelling of the answer is the key to Contract Hire. The basic difference between Contract Hire and the other major lease plan, Finance Lease, is that the cost factors in Contract Hire are guaranteed by the leasing company. In a Finance Lease the costs are borne by and are at the financial risk of the hirer.
Insulation and Industrial Energy
Authors: Keenlyside Nigel
Published: March 2008

Impelled by the urgency of the energy crisis, one of business management's newest disciplines is spreading into most industrial and governmental organisations. Energy management, in common with its more established counterparts, is rapidly developing its own litany and identity. It is estimated that there are now approximately 7,000 energy managers in the UK. They have their own publications, seminars and exhibitions; they are supported by a welter of government sponsored advisory services and they are courted by an ever increasing number of consultants and experts.
High Technology, Low Pay — Morale and the Sales Force
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

Technology is making it easier to communicate over long and previously impossible distances. The effect of this on marketing and sales is likely to be tremendous in the not‐too‐distant future according to the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM) in Leamington Spa which reports that, already, the beginnings of the computerised sales force are in evidence.
An Appreciation of the Pensions Scene Today
Authors: Bandey Derek
Published: March 2008

Pension funds today represent a significant part of the National economy. With £40bn of invested assets and a cash flow of some £4bn annually it is not surprising that they feature in press comment and that employers are much concerned about this most expensive single item of employment costs, other than direct salaries.
Training—Investing in the Future
Authors: Bentley Trevor J.
Published: March 2008

There is no doubt that the key resources of any organisation are the knowledge and skills of its people, particularly the knowledge and skill to identify and meet the needs of the market. The knowledge and skill is not acquired by magic; it is, however all too often acquired from outside the organisation instead of tapping the latent talent from within. The key to finding and developing the talent is training.
Job Creation
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

No one will argue that one of the most distressing problems in Western Europe today — indeed throughout most of the industrialised world — is unemployment. Few families remain untouched by it and each succeeding government fails to come anywhere near an early promise to curtail the spreading misery.
The Dispersed Office
Authors: Harvey Peter
Published: March 2008

The Industrial Revolution led to vast social changes in the 19th century. Workers moved from dispersed locations in the countryside to concentrations in towns to be near their place of work. Today most industrial and commercial activity still takes place in concentrations in towns. Though many of the worst consequences of the Industrial Revolution — slums, poverty, squalor — have disappeared, most people still travel to their place of work at the office or the factory. The total cost, in time taken and energy consumed by people travelling to work, is enormous. With the microchip revolution this is now beginning to change. Using modern communications technology, more and more people are finding that they do not need to travel to a place of work; they can work at home. Nevertheless, because people always resist change, this new way of working is evolving only slowly.
Customer Service: A Tool of Marketing?
Authors: Wills Gordon
Published: March 2008

Many companies have no customer services objectives or strategies and the service performance received by customers is ample evidence of this fact. Companies which formalise their approach, on the basis of a cost/benefit study of the marketplace, usually find considerable marketing benefits. A customer service “package” can be created that links delivery frequencies, and lead times, back‐up inventory, response to complaints and technical service in a reliable way. Consistency seems to be the key marketing weapon although a host of other variables have impact, such as consolidation and delivery flexibility.
Japanese Quality Systems from a Marketing Viewpoint
Authors: Mahon William A. , Dyck Richard E.
Published: March 2008

In the decade after the end of World War II, Japan commenced a new kind of invasion of the West. Japanese companies, trade associations and government organisations began to send missions of industrialists, bureaucrats and scholars overseas to study advanced systems of industrial production. Japan needed to adopt as much state‐of‐the‐art technology as possible in order to take advantage of its abundant labour supply and to produce goods at low prices and of sufficient quality to penetrate world markets.
International Marketing Research— Effective Use of Secondary Sources
Authors: Jobber D.
Published: March 2008

British firms are fortunate in having access to a plethora of information regarding markets and marketing activities in overseas countries. And yet, there are always nagging doubts as to the extent to which such sources of information are effectively used. Perhaps, the choice is too wide. The myriad of directories, research reports, sources of sources and books on overseas markets is just too time consuming to study in detail. There is little doubt, however, that a systematic study of secondary source information before entering a foreign market can greatly enhance an executive's feel for the environment in which his product may (or may not) be selling. This article attempts to help those managers wishing to conduct international market research in the art of finding and using published sources of information.
TCOs: Why They Make Commercial and Commonsense
Authors: Rees Rowena
Published: March 2008

As a versatile, controllable and easy‐to‐use energy source, electricity is without equal. Uniquely it can replace all other fuels, yet it supplies energy to equipment such as electronic devices which could not conceivably be operated by any other power sources.
Strategic Management for the '80s
Authors: Temporal R.P.
Published: March 2008

It has been stated that the '60s was the age of corporate planning, the '70s the age of strategic planning and the '80s will be the age of strategic management. What then could be the cause or causes of such a change? How could strategic management be defined and, most important, how could it be achieved?
Overhead Cost Effectiveness — an Objective for Management
Authors: Lee H.S.
Published: March 2008

The art of management is getting things done, the capability for achievement. But that which has to be achieved must first be identified and then quantified. Only then does a true objective exist, without which there can be no purpose to management and no sense in having an organisation at all. Almost all organisational problems arise because the original purpose for which the structure was created has been lost. Whether this was caused by accident, default or circumstances beyond normal control does not matter when the necessary changes in posture or functions have not been recognised and acted on.
Capital Allowances on Machinery — the UK Experience
Authors: Wheeler D.A. , Harris F.C.
Published: March 2008

The new system of capital allowances on machinery and plant, introduced in 1971, has not had the criticism it deserves. The authors here explain why they think its introduction has caused a sharp decline in profitability of hiring plant in the UK.
Management of Conflict
Authors: Leslie R.C.
Published: March 2008

Trade union conflict receives massive media publicity, yet a more subtle, long lasting, and perhaps more damaging, conflict can occur between functional departments. This, however, may also have a more positive dimension.
Ill Health at Work
Authors: Muir John
Published: March 2008

Amidst all the discussion on self certification and statutory sick pay one point should be central — how does the employer deal with ill health at work? Self certification is a means by which the absence due to sickness is accounted for; and, if it is accounted for, then payment may come from two sources. One is statutorily based, i.e. DHSS sickness benefit: and the other may be part of the contract of employment between the employer and employee. The fact that after April 1983 the employer becomes the paying agent for the state component for the first eight weeks will not of itself change any existing contractually based arrangements. The basic questions remain whether the payment in total is made against genuine sickness and whether the extent of the absence (continuous or an accumulation over a period) is such that it calls into question the very contribution of employment.
Time Management
Authors: Brighton Ray
Published: March 2008

The new breed of young people entering business and professional life is not only better educated, but much more questioning and critical of information and ideas presented to them. This is also true of some experienced managers who have themselves made a major contribution to contemporary understanding of human relationships and behaviour in a changing industrial and commercial world. This change is critical to the success of individuals because by being effective themselves they have a major influence on the total effectiveness of the organisation.
How British Companies have Survived the Recession
Authors: Suntook F.R.
Published: March 2008

The recession in British industry has put a number of companies out of business, but if there is one industry which has prospered during the past few years, it is that represented by the considerable amount of literature produced every day on the effects of the recession on British industry. Yet it is noteworthy that most of the analysis of the country's ills is based on the views of academicians and economic “gurus” rather than on properly researched data obtained from the market place.
The Bedrock Skills of the Marketing Manager
Authors: Thomas M.J.
Published: March 2008

What are the skills and abilities needed by the marketing manager who is to survive and prosper during the next ten years? I have identified 16 traits. This list is by no means definitive but constitutes, I believe, the bedrock of effective marketing management in the 1980s and a basis for thinking about the education and training needs of present and future managers.
Computerisation aids Fuel System Production
Authors: Woolley Ewart
Published: March 2008

Production of advanced aerospace components and systems presents considerable challenges in engineering. Management and administration are under equal pressure to perform well. Dowty Fuel Systems Limited, a leader in its specialist field, is already actively evaluating the problems and advantages of the integrated “electronic” office. It is recognised that policy making, equipment selection and communications planning involve considerable effort and careful evaluation to ensure that a system meets the total requirement, particularly when use of computing techniques is well advanced in the production process.
Microcomputers and the Small Business
Authors: Allen‐Rogers David , Chadwick Leslie , Bromley David
Published: March 2008

The mushrooming microcomputer industry is producing a vast array of ever cheaper, more sophisticated offerings. If correctly chosen the micro is an indispensable tool which can certainly help the small firm to prosper.
Selecting and Installing a Cooling Tower
Authors: Stewart D.J.
Published: March 2008

Careful cooling tower selection will guarantee great savings on the annual water bill and ensure that refrigeration and air‐conditioning systems are adequately served.
Women in Management
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

In the last decade the number of female managers increased dramatically, yet industry is still dominated by men and women are invariably paid less than their male counterparts.
“Crossroads”: A Solution to Managing Technological Change
Authors: Lander Alex
Published: March 2008

Many companies want to change the direction of their computing, but maintaining the old service, whilst introducing a new system, can be a very delicate operation.
Strategic Thinking:
Authors: Tregoe Benjamin , Zimmerman John
Published: March 2008

Though long range planning has saturated our corporate environment, it does not guarantee success. Rather, it is to strategic planning that the company must turn if it is to survive and flourish.
Tomorrow's Chief Executive
Authors: Reid John M.
Published: March 2008

Good chief executives are much in demand and are hard to find. The attributes needed to fulfil such a role can be nurtured, however, Good executives are made, not born.
Robots, Automation and Spray Painting
Authors: Woolley Ewart
Published: March 2008

Since the imagination of the 1920s was fired by Czech playwright Capek, with Rossums' Universal Robots, the concept of the robot has fascinated managers, technicians and the general public.
Politics of Planned Change
Authors: Kakabadse Andrew
Published: March 2008

Change is Big Business: The Problem is Doing it Well. Change is nothing new to any organised society. From ancient times to today, individuals, groups and nations have had to cope with numerous changes. Changes of political, military and social leaders; changes of national and of local politics; changes of geographic boundaries; changes of the way of life brought about by the application of new technologies leading to changes in the structure of communities. Change has always been big business.
High Temperature Materials — A View with a Future
Authors: Alexander J.D.
Published: March 2008

Furnaces have been used by man since he discovered fire, which he contained in certain types of earth and stones. In the early metal age man found a material more workable than the brittle flint tools and brittle furnace materials he had used.
COM Conquers the Information Explosion
Authors: Smith Roger
Published: March 2008

Computer output microfilm could perhaps be more correctly described as computer output for management. Fiche production and duplication is very fast and very cheap and can lessen the gap between the computer's capability to generate information and the user's ability to benefit from the results.
CONFERENCE VENUES: The Gain in Spain
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

A review of conference hotels in Marbella—with beautiful scenery and sandy beaches.
Banking in the Middle East: The Computer Unveiled
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

That computers are big business in the Arab banking world is not in doubt, the question is for how much longer, and in which countries, as different phases of development get into gear in different places.
Big Boss Bias
Authors: Edwards Mark R. , Zevanove Lou
Published: March 2008

Senior managers are often called upon to make unilateral human resource decisions, yet may be unfitted for the task. What can be done to ensure that personnel are accurately—and equitably—appraised?
Contract Hire
Authors: Poster Stephen
Published: March 2008

Except for cash, contract hire is now the most popular form of company vehicle acquisition in Britain. Despite its mushrooming popularity, however, there is still a great deal of misinformation about contract hire, which this article sets out to dispel.
Sexual Harassment At Work — A Legal View
Authors: Martin David
Published: March 2008

A recent report by the TUC's Women's Advisory Committee, “Sexual Harassment at Work”, raises a number of important legal issues which the author discusses in this article.
Factory of the Future:TUKATEG Profile in Interview with Leslie Miller, Chairman
Authors: Crew Bob
Published: March 2008

At a time when British management is accused of dragging its feet on investment in computer‐aided design techniques for industrial production, the government's budgets to promote computer‐aided design within the electronics industry is very welcome. Against this background, business journalist Bob Crew interviewed Leslie Miller, Chair‐man of TUKATEG, (The United Kingdom Automatic Test Equipment Suppliers' Group) on the prospects for a computerised factory of the future in British industry in the foreseeable future.
Cementing the Relationship
Authors: Calanda Alison
Published: March 2008

The first reports of sulphur composites were made nearly 140 years ago but it is only recently that sulphur based corrosion‐resistant concrete became available. The article describes the properties and advantages of the material.
Management Buy‐Outs give Industry a New Lease of Life
Authors: Brooke Roger
Published: March 2008

The advantages of pruning corporate portfolios are welcomed in the US, but many British companies still assume that selling subsidiaries will be viewed in terms of failure by the outside world. Evidence suggests, however, that there are rewards in profit trends and enhanced share ratings. The decision to divest may set in motion a management buy‐out.
Control at the Crossroads
Authors: Shaw Ray
Published: March 2008

The profusion of available and advancing electronic control technology poses problems of timing and choice for both the user and designer. The author discusses these dilemmas.
Jewels in the Crown
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

On a journey across India the author visited hotels and in this article discusses their merits as conference venues.
The Credit Trap: How Much is it Costing You?
Authors: Bartle Leo
Published: March 2008

A recent survey shows how little attention is paid to credit management. Companies continue to increase the number of their customers allowed credit and yet UK company liquidations increase dramatically. The author provides a step‐by‐step guide to more effective credit control procedures.
Cybernetics in Management: Action Learning Analysed by Control Theory
Authors: Brix V.H.
Published: March 2008

Action learning can only be understood if organisation is understood. Organisation can only be understood if the behaviour of the human creatures which compose organisation can be captured by a reasonably realistic model. For this reason the author proposes a human model. From this he builds up “systems” according to laws, based on concepts of cybernetics, coupled with some of the significant insights of the tradi‐tional social sciences.
Sponsorships — Their Nature and Role as a Form of Media
Authors: Lawson R.W.
Published: March 2008

The area of sponsorships is examined and their use by business as a form of promotional activity. It has two main objectives: firstly to argue an explicit role for the activity in the promotional mix and secondly to report on research which investigates potential sponsorships as information media. The ultimate purpose of this last exercise is an attempt to throw light on the potential effectiveness of sponsorships as promotional tools and to gather information which may be useful in developing ideas on the evaluation of sponsorships.
FMS — The Way Ahead for Batch Production
Authors: Hender John
Published: March 2008

As a discussion of Flexible Manufacturing Systems and their implications for British industry, the advantages of FMS are described and particular systems are examined.
The Management of Quality:
Authors: Dale B.G. , Mortiboys R.J.
Published: March 2008

The management of quality is a major consideration in the factors governing the demand for products and extends into all parts of the company. This was the theme of the National Quality Campaign, launched by Lord Cockfield in April 1983. One initiative of the campaign was to hold a series of regional working luncheons to bring together and publicise companies which could demonstrate success through the management of product quality. The first luncheon was held in Manchester during November 1983 and similar initiatives were staged throughout the UK until June 1984. In this article the authors report the views on quality of the seven senior executives who took part in the Manchester get‐together, typical quality policies pursued by their companies, and aspects of their quality management systems.
Introducing Machine Monitoring —Success and Failure
Authors: Moran P.J.
Published: March 2008

Machine Monitoring Systems (MMS) are an example of new MIS based on new technology. MMS can vastly increase manufacturing efficiency but problems with machine operators may ensue, since the system can also serve to monitor the productivity of individuals. The article discusses how management can best approach the introduction of MMS.
Transferring Technology from Universities to Small Firms
Authors: Crawford N.K.
Published: March 2008

The author considers the success in practice of small firms in obtaining technology and new products from universities, under licensing agreements and through other technology transfer activities. His analysis draws heavily upon research into the use of technology licensing by small and medium sized firms, carried out at Bath University over the previous three years.
Desktop Material Requirements Planning
Authors: Lehman Melvin
Published: March 2008

This article discusses the application of MRP on a microcomputer using the very popular electronic spreadsheet software. The illustration may be more of a managerial exercise than a true real world application, but illustrates the potential of this type of analysis. In fact, in smaller business organisations, on‐going practical planning using MRP could very well be accomplished using these techniques.
Big is Beautiful
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

The author describes his forays into two London hotels and assesses their facilities for business travellers.
The Fight for Jobs
Authors: Sellers Rod
Published: March 2008

A description of the role public relations has played in “selling” Northampton and leading it through the recession into a thriving and commercially desirable regional centre.
For Healthier Profits
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

Become fitter, trimmer and keener executives during the annual conference by electing to use a health hydro as the venue.
Time Ownership in the UK
Authors: Murray Moss
Published: March 2008

Public and private companies have been quick to realise the potential value of a time share purchase as an incentive to employees and location for management get‐togethers.
The Primary Systems Affecting Selling Transactions
Authors: Sims Ronald R. , Veres John G. , Bowens Howard E.
Published: March 2008

This article focuses on an analysis of the interaction between the key systems involved in the selling transaction in a department store of the retail industry: the sales person; the customer; the merchandise and the electronic point‐of‐sale cash register. In addition some aspects of the technical system of policies and procedures are discussed as they are necessary to clarify particular points during the analysis.
Beside the Seaside
Authors: Snobel Alec
Published: March 2008

Hotels in Bognor Regis and Eastbourne are assessed as possible venues for conferences.
Fibre Optics — the Age of the Photon
Authors: Calanda Alison
Published: March 2008

Telephone companies worldwide are rushing to equip their networks with fibre optics in place of conventional copper wiring. In 1984 orders stood at 40 million and British Telecommunications claim that during 1985 26,000 km of “light‐lines” will be used. Forward projections indicate that by 1990 all Britain's major cities will be connected in this way and copper wire will be obsolete by the end of the century. The US boasts 250,000 miles of network already laid but Japan leads in the field with a 15‐year plan to have optical fibres connecting every home. Research continues into a more efficient lower‐cost fibre as an alternative to silica, to produce faster pulsing lasers, and to examine applications in the area of sensors.