The 2009 EEF Innovation Monitor draws on the experiences of over 200 businesses to give an in-depth view of manufacturing innovation. In it those manufacturers speak frankly about the strategies they’re adopting, the progress they’re making and the barriers they’re encountering as they search for market winning products and mould-breaking business processes.
One thing is clear. There’s no lack of enthusiasm for innovation among UK manufacturers. They’re looking for new opportunities to expand in their diverse and highly competitive global markets ...and for new ways to work that will improve their speed to market, lower their production costs and get the best possible value from their infrastructure and people.
But they’re not finding it easy. The barriers to progress are considerable. As the manufacturers’ organisation, EEF is determined to help overcome them. This starter kit can help signpost you through those barriers.