Home :: News and Features :: Conference :: Awards :: Cranfield Case Studies :: Contact Us   Organised by:       EVENT DETAILS   The Best Factory Awards 19th September 2008 The Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London     The Awards   "It was a bonus to be short listed and have a day with the Cranfield and Works Management judges at the factory. The award apart, their judging time and the benchmarking report would have cost at least £10K on a consultancy basis! Getting to the final was a real morale boost." Alan McLenaghan Site director, Saint Gobain Glass UK.   In partnership with:       Sponsored by:     Sponsor of the Innovation Award     Sponsor of the Best Household & General Products Plant Award     Sponsor of the Best Small Company Award     Sponsor of the Skills Development Award     Sponsor of the Best Process Plant Award     Sponsor of the Energy/Environment Award     Sponsor of the Most Improved Plant Award     Sponsor of the Supply Chain Award     Sponsor of the Health & Safety Award

Best Factory Awards   Organised by: Works Management in partnership with Cranfield School of Management, The Best Factory Awards (BFA) and Conference bring together the best manufacturers in the business to share best practice and to celebrate their achievements. Quite simply it's the BEST Factory Awards and Conference.   The Awards ( More ...)   What sets the BFA apart is the thorough judging criteria - established at the awards' inception in 1992 - based around rigorous site visits by an expert panel of judges.   In short, the judging standards are as rigorous as the judges - led by Dr Marek Szwejczewski of Cranfield School of Management - are eminent. They seek out companies that are relentlessly innovative, environmentally aware and driven to improve quality and performance throughout their organisations. Only the best in the business can win.   The Conference ( More ...)   The springtime Best Factory Conference provides manufacturers with the unique opportunity to hear, in depth, from the Champions of Manufacturing - the winning companies from the previous year's Best Factory Awards. Over two days, delegates learn how to: Leverage the basic building blocks of manufacturing excellence Create an empowered workforce that embraces change Manage innovation to improve competitiveness Increase productivity, reduce costs and increase capacity Increase product mix and volume flexibility   All sizes of manufacturing enterprise in every sector are able to gain from investing two days in this exceptional conference.   Last year, nearly 200 of the UK's manufacturers gathered at the BFA Conference to hear what it takes to become one of the country's best manufacturing plants.   The 2008 Conference takes place on 11 and 12 March at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire.