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The annual conference of the Institute of Operations Management (IOM) is seeking submissions for its 2011 event to highlight the conference's theme of 'Operating Unconventionally'. [more]

A Devon-based precision bearing company is taking appointment of a new manufacturing director as an opportunity to establish lean manufacturing practices across the company. [more]

A qualification has been developed to encourage and measure lean manufacturing standards in food processing firms. [more]

Global cosmetics leader, L’Oréal, has scooped two awards for its supply chain management and manufacturing systems at the 6th Annual European Manufacturing Strategies Summit. [more]

The world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers have said that effective supply chain management can now be the making or breaking of some of their most high profile projects. [more]

Efforts by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce to further its international business operations through a system of continuous improvement have seen it rewarded with a prestigious international trade award. [more]

A Danish small turbine manufacturer is going to create 50 green manufacturing jobs in Glasgow with a new £5 million factory. [more]

A continuous improvement drive by a Shropshire sausage roll company has seen the signing of a new contract that will reduce their costs by up to £18,000. [more]

Supply chain management in the world's emerging markets must be enhanced in order to diversify business risks and sustain economic growth, a leading finance expert has said. [more]

The value of the supply chain management industry has been demonstrated in a £93 million takeover of the Dutch supply chain management firm Quadrem by the procurement software house Ariba. [more]