Cook Medical Australia is finalising its business plan for 2019, including recruitment of an extra six or seven workers a month to keep up with international orders for a key product range.
A Bloomberg New Energy Finance report released on Wednesday has put Australia in the top nine adopters of battery storage, and predicts the capital cost of utility-scale storage to more than halve over the next 12 years.
Forum member Bashir Mourad, Supply Chain Manager for Johnson and Johnson in New Zealand, tells us about his role, and why he expects at least one surprise a day.
Australian Manufacturing Forum member James Abbott tells us about managing Challenge Engineering, what staying competitive looks like, and some of the skills issues his industry faces.
The Australian Industry Group’s PMI released this morning recorded a result of 58.3. It is down a fraction of a point, but still well above 50, the line separating contraction and expansion.
Over the decade Geelong has developed an impressive collection of research and industrial capabilities around carbon fibre. But it’s not the only engineered material in the region, and a new joint venture plans to turn world-leading research in boron nitride nanotubes into new products and wealth.
Jason Kell started Enduraclad from scratch in 2011, armed with donated tools and a borrowed plasma cutter. Today it is an award-winning, fast-growing fabricator, focussing on mining and earth-moving.
Today The Australian reports on the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s push to make exports a state campaign issue, and for the rival parties to pledge $50 m in support for “export-ready” and supply chain development programs.
Australasian Supply Chain Institute (ASCI) has announced findings from The State of Supply Chain Management report, based on its annual member survey of supply chain managers, which found that the self-assessment performance score of their supply chains against eight
components scored an average of 52%.
A pleasing story from the ABC, featuring expert comments from forum members David Chuter and Ty Hermans.