Intro to session and info about WMG skills offerings

1. Smart Manufacturing
Tools and Technologies to Boost Productivity – 24th February, 2016

2. Productivity isn’t everything, but in the
long run it is almost everything
Paul Krugman, The Age of Diminished Expectation (1990)

3. 09.00 – Intro and Welcome, Ellie Precious
09.10 – Productivity Overview, Christopher Moir
09.45 – Lean Manufacturing & Factory Assessment, Julian Amey
10.45 – Coffee and Networking
11.00 – SME Productivity Case Study, Andy Cox (Cox & Plant)
11.15 – Playing with Factory Data, Systems Team
12.00 – Moving towards Industry 4.0, Systems Team
12.45 – Lunch and Networking
13.30 – Additive Layer Manufacturing, Dr Ben Wood
14.15 – Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Dr Kylash Makenji
15.00 – Skills Development, Ellie Precious
15.15 – Wrap up and Q&A
Smart Manufacturing to Boost Productivity

4. Housekeeping
#WMGSME @WMGSME

5. Our Vision
“Support SMEs – Accelerate Innovation –
Advance UK Manufacturing”

6. WMG SME Group
• The leading SME delivery group in a
Russell Group University
• Multidisciplinary team – engineers, user
insights experts, materials scientists,
marketers and digital experts from
industry and academia
• Track record of growing SMEs through
research-led innovation support
• Innovation and skills focus

7. • UK has a productivity problem?*:
– Before 2008 productivity in the UK was
on a strong upward trend, productivity
performance has since weakened
(compared to its international
counterparts)
– Improving this has become a key part of
UK government – “Fixing the Foundations
Creating a more prosperous nation” 15
point plan
Smart Manufacturing
*overall, some sector variations, e.g. possibly the notable exception of a few sectors such as pharmaceuticals and automotive

8. • SMEs are such an important part of the
economy, accounting for the majority of new
jobs over recent years
• SMEs have a key role to play in addressing this
challenge
– SME contribution to the UK economy is
significant, accounting for 60% of all private
sector jobs and 47% of revenue.
– Boosting SME productivity growth can have
a significant impact on UK productivity
growth at large.
SMEs and productivity

9. • Skills?
• Innovation?
• Investment, such as
infrastructure, equipment?
Productivity levers for SMEs?
R&D employment by LEP area, 2010

10. Investment
REF: http://raconteur.net/finance/manifesto-pledges-to-help-smaller-businesses 2015

11. Skills and Productivity
Eleanor Precious

12. “Education and skills are important
drivers of productivity. Higher levels of
educational attainment and skills raise
productivity directly by expanding an
individual’s economic capabilities. But
education and skills are also argued to
raise productivity through indirect
mechanisms - facilitating technological
diffusion and innovation which may
enable a nation to move to a higher
growth path.” (BIS, 2015)

13. Skills at WMG
One day technical
programmes
Workshops
Bespoke courses
customised to your
business
Training
Eight week innovation
projects, access new
talent
Internships
One year postgraduate
award – five modules
(mini MBA)
Leadership

14. WMG SME Workshops
• One day interactive workshops around a particular theme, e.g. Productivity, Smart Products,
• Opportunity to better understand a technology area
• Equip yourself and your business with tools and knowledge
• Free to attend

15. Skills shortage resulted in 5,000 job vacancies in UK
Automotive Industry
REF: Automotive Investment Partnership 2016

16. Custom Programmes
• WMG can create
programmes suite
specifically to your
business.
• We can create new
content or adapt and
customise existing
programmes
• Programmes are generally
postgraduate level
Over 50 Modules to choose
from across:
• Business
• Operations and Technology
• Automotive
• Cyber Security
• Health Services
POA

17. Internships
• 8 week student/graduate projects over the summer
• Fresh insight and skills
• Intern works on technical/strategic challenge: manufacturing, systems, product development
• £1,500 subsidy towards cost

18. Leadership
• Postgraduate Award in Innovation Business Leadership aimed at fast moving SMEs who rely on innovation to create
competitive advantage
• Makes latest business and management research comprehensible and engaging so that participants can apply powerful
insights back into their own businesses
• Five three day modules over a year: Strategic Innovation Context, Leading and Managing Skills, Innovation, Operational
Efficiency and Quality, Financial and Commercial Awareness, Selling, Marketing & Reputation Management £4750 + VAT

19. Contact Details
Ellie Precious
e.r.precious@warwick.ac.uk
01213186046
www.warwick.ac.uk/wmgsme

20. Thank you for your participation
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