September 19th, 2017
Creating a High Reliability Organisation (HRO): Article 1 Don’t forget to be afraid: how to balance production and prevention to avoid accidents In a world where commercial pressures demand faster, better, cheaper and cleaner, how do the best organisations maintain their composure and retain a focus on what could go wrong at any time when […]
July 12th, 2017
Critical Success Factors for Successful Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Implementation Dr Murugadoss Karthikesu Panneerselvam (Doss) – July 2017 What is TPM ? In these times of irrepressible competition and uncertain global economic stability, academics and practitioners continuously search for strategies and means to offer organisations performance improvements in terms of productivity, quality, cost and delivery. […]
June 28th, 2017
Being a leader can be a lonely existence… How to cope? Lesley Fleming (Senior Consultant at Bourton Group – June 2017) ‘It’s tough at the top’ as the old saying goes, and whilst to the world at large achieving the status of ‘leader’ is seen to be a positive attribute, it can sometimes feel like a […]
June 12th, 2017
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Arran McDonald (Senior Consultant at Bourton Group LLP) So, what is it? Key measurement or just a manufacturing concept? Is it relevant to construction? In these commercially challenged times we are under more and more pressure from our clients to deliver “more for less”. However, with challenging targets and tight programme […]
June 1st, 2017
Influencing Stakeholders Lesley Fleming (Senior Consultant at Bourton Group – June 2017) Research has consistently shown that 70% of change initiatives fail to deliver the anticipated results, and first among the reasons behind this is ‘people’: leaders failing to engage the workers; or workers being either unwilling or unable to adapt to change. Dr Kotter (professor […]
May 17th, 2017
Engaging Employees through Brainstorming Mike Horton (Consultant at Bourton Group LLP) – May 2017 When faced with a business problem but uncertain of the solution, Brainstorming can be the perfect approach. It is not a precise or scientific method of gaining information, but if you involve the right subject matter experts the opinions that come […]
April 11th, 2017
How to drive improvements while maintaining business as usual Mike Horton (Consultant at Bourton Group LLP) – April 2017 Anyone who has ever attended Lean training knows that alarm bells should ring when subject matter experts respond to questions by saying “well, we’ve always done it this way”. In a transactional environment, you can usually […]
March 21st, 2017
Brexit uncertainties – what do employees need from their leaders? Lesley Fleming (Senior Consultant at Bourton Group – March 2017) Uncertainties surrounding Brexit continue to occupy much space in the media, with the only conviction being that it is all going to take a long time to sort out. There is much coverage of opinion, […]
March 9th, 2017
The ‘more for less challenge’ The water industry is one of those heavily regulated sectors that undertakes large civil engineering improvement schemes. These schemes are no exception to the ‘more for less challenge’, where increasing efficiency and delivering value for money is key! The use of collaborative planning working techniques ensures that both supplier and […]
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