Industrial Management: Volume 74 Issue 6
Table of contents
INDUSTRIAL NOTEBOOK
IMPROVING CASH FLOW OFFERS by factors to help companies improve cash flow in the present difficult economic situation are meeting with good response, according to Ken Holland…
When your employee can sue you
EWAN MITCHELL outlines when every manager needs to know about his legal liability
HOW TO SELL YOUR PRODUCT IN JAPAN
ON THE AOYAMA‐DORI, an avenue in central Tokyo running from the Imperial Palace into the Shibuya district, is a building envied by all countries trying to increase exports to…
toy makers play for profits
RICHARD MURRAYThe industry is facing serious shortages of plastics, steel and packing materials. But it is still optimistic
HOW BAD ARE SHOP‐FLOOR RELATIONS?
JENNIFER PULLING reports on the results of a recent survey… and finds that we still have a lot to learn
Is your money working for you?: ‘BRITISH INDUSTRY IS LUMBERING TOWARDS THE EIGHTIES WITH PLANT THAT WAS HARDLY ADEQUATE IN THE SIXTIES’
DAVE GRAYSTONMANAGERS and executives are beset by so many problems from day to day that it's hard to blame them for not taking enough time out to worry about the future.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH: Why are motor manufacturers so reluctant to concentrate on how much it costs to repair their cars?
Chris PhillipsIF BRITISH Leyland had spent a little less time producing such gimmicks as quartic steering for the Austin Allegro and concentrated on designing a car that was relatively easy and…
Throwing money down the drain
David GraystonThe Ministry of Technology estimates that half the country's total bill for industrial maintenance is sheer waste
MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK: Is there any evidence that it has a beneficial effect on production?
Dave GraystonBACKGROUND music has become so much a part of our lives that we often don't even notice when it is being played. And that, paradoxically, is exactly the way it should be.
What you should know about PENSIONS: A guide for the self‐employed and for the company man
MICHAEL WILTONTHERE is still a very attractive way of saving for retirement open to a section of the business community. It is known as the self‐employed pension or personal retirement plan.