Made in Europe
Working with IBM and the CBI National Manufacturing Council, London Business School's Centre for Operations and Technology Management, under the leadership of Chris Voss, produced a series of reports on the maturity of implementation of 'best practice' in both the design and the manufacturing processes of European companies.
Made in Europe 3 (1998) (11MB)
In this study, some 297 small and medium sized manufacturing companies, mostly in the UK and Italy, were visited to enable them to take part in a facilitated assessment benchmarking programme. The report provided a significant research tool for the SME sector which is a critical part of the industrial economy throughout Europe
Made in Europe 2 (1996) (7MB)
Titled 'An Anglo-German Design Study', this report concentrated on the processes that create and bring new products to market. By focusing on some 250 manufacturing operations in the UK and Germany, the experts explored how thoroughly these processes are performing against world-class standards.
Made in Europe (1994) (4MB)
The research covers four European countries: UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. The original remit has widened not just to include information on how companies fare on a world-class scale, but also to explore what this means for businesses in terms of their future agenda. Made in Europe begins to piece to gather the European manufacturing jigsaw: each single piece illustrates national differences, and together they create a picture of the current state of Northern European manufacturing.
Made in Britain (1993)
The key conclusions of the first report, 'Made in Britain: The True State of Britain´s Manufacturing Industry', were the most quoted management research findings of 1993.
See also PROBE (Promoting Business Excellence), the leading benchmarking service which was widely used for the above Made in Europe research work.
