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THE BUREAUCRATIC TRAIN DRAIN THAT WASTES MILLIONS
IN inviting commentary on the Manpower Services Commission report, “Outlook on Training”, the British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education emphasises that the…
JOIN THE JET SET
THE GROWING industrial interest in the use of high pressure water as a cleaning tool has recently encouraged many of the companies actively engaged in this field to form an…
IS THIS THE ANSWER TO ALL PROBLEMS IN COMMUNICATIONS?
IF you're so used to the tropics that you've got nothing in your wardrobe you're likely to be in trouble when it snows.
What suits you in protective clothing?
MOST ORGANISATIONS now are more conscious of the need for strict safety precautions and of course the Health & Safety Act places a statutory obligation on employers to provide…
YOU CAN'T SWEEP HEALTH AND SAFETY UNDER THE CARPET
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING has as valid a place in the factory, foundry or warehouse as it has in the home, in fact a far more vital part. Safety and cleanliness cannot be taken for…
How to streamline the flow of materials
WE NEED to get “materials handling” into the right perspective. In most people's minds it conjures up a picture of a fork lift truck. Many industrial organisations believe that if…
SCISSOR LIFTS ARE A SNIP
ACCORDING to recent industry estimates, annual sales of hydraulic lift tables in the United Kingdom are worth some £2m. This gives a measure of British industry's failure to…
PUTTING A BRAKE ON TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION COSTS
Focus on the Pathfinder package for identifying the most efficient method for moving merchandise
A superbrain to control your energy consumption
DESPITE the wide publicity given to rising energy costs, it is still not fully appreciated that small variations in the heating of a building can have a significant impact on the…
Insurance is essential
The insurance of a computer installation involves more than simply the value of the hardware. In this article printed with the permission of Business Computer Newsletter, a broker…
A processor in your hand
Portable terminals or hand‐held computers — these microprocessor controlled, versatile little gadgets have been around for a long time, but expanding technology has endowed them…
MANAGEMENT'S ROLE IN DATA PROCESSING
Experts have found that there is a varied and often shallow appreciation of the real role that management should play in setting up computer projects. A lack of understanding of…
TALKING COMPUTERS
The concept of ‘voice’ communication with computers is by no means new and several companies have been ‘playing’ with the concept for many years. In this article, reprinted by…
ISSN:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan