Published Articles

	Feb 2006 - North East Business	Time to Question Assumptions
	Feb 2006 - North East Business	Revolutionise Your Performance
	Sep 2005 - Business Contact (NECC)	Losing the Leadership Plot?
	May 2005 - NE2005	Watch Out for the "No Brainer"
	April 2005 - Business Contact (NECC)	Private or Public: Lean Disciplines Mean Better Services
	Certificate in Manufacturing Management (CIMM)	A strategic partnership between Forward Vision, fund holders MAS North East and several participating companies from various manufacturing sectors, culminated in the implementation of business improvements valued at over £1m. The successful individual participants were awarded the Forward Vision Certificate in Manufacturing Management (accredited by the ILM).
	National Training Award Case Study	A Durham company manufacturing garage doors has introduced a continuous improvement programme designed and delivered by Forward Vision, that has given it one of the most highly-qualified management teams in the industry.
	Door of a New Era	Combining "hard" and "soft" skills at garage door manufacturer to achieve real productivity gains, improve the bottom line and secure a nomination for National Training Award (watch this space - results declared 28th October).
	Shattering Barriers	How a Sunderland glass factory used bespoke leadership and management training to consolidate its lean manufacturing programme and make the changes stick.
	Manufacturing Mentors Solve The Problem	How a strategic alliance comprising Forward Vision, fund holders RTC North and manufacturers Calsonic Kansei helped eight manufacturing SMEs to adopt a systematic approach to problem solving and make some real performance gains in their factories.
	Recipe For Success	Giving people the tools to analyse and improve their own working areas made all the difference to a manufacturer of ready meals.
	Cool Runnings	How a blend of teamworking, SMED disciplines and management tenacity is helping Geest to retain pole position in the chilled food race.