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Search for Britain's Best Factory begins

Cranfield School of Management has launched the 2012 Best Factory Awards, its nationwide search to find the best manufacturers in Britain. The thirteen award categories include People Management, Skills Development, Health & Safety as well as the coveted overall prize of Best Factory of the Year. The awards are run by Cranfield School of Management in partnership with manufacturing magazine Works Management and aim to recognise and reward British manufacturing excellence. The deadline for entries is 30 March 2012. Dr Marek Szwejczewski, Director of the Best Factory Awards said: “All

Ousedale wins Inter-County Schools Challenge

Five sixth-formers from Ousedale School in Newport Pagnell fought off competition from Harlington Upper, Denbigh High and Cardinal Newman to win this year’s inter-county schools challenge, organised annually by Cranfield School of Management. The event brought together four winners and runners up from two previous county challenges run by the world-class business school. Pupils got to apply what they have learnt in the classroom by participating in an intense business simulation hosted at Cranfield. The challenge gave students a flavour of what it is like to run a business, work in teams

Cranfield establishes Evergreen Fund to support growing businesses

The newly launched Evergreen Fund which has been established through the generosity of past participants of Cranfield’s Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP), will enable aspiring entrepreneurs, who might not otherwise be able, to participate in the Cranfield BGP in order to grow and develop their businesses. A donation from serial entrepreneurs Paul Tombs, who attended the Cranfield BGP in 2006, and his business partner Dominic McGuinness has initiated the Evergreen fund.  Paul commented:  “The BGP has been so vital to the development and success of our businesses over the

Launch of the Marks & Spencer MBA Sustainable Retailing Challenge

Leading sustainable retailer Marks & Spencer and the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management are delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 M&S Sustainable Retailing Challenge. The competition offers MBA students from Europe’s leading business schools the chance to win £5,000 and the opportunity to present to a prestigious panel of judges. The Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility is running the competition in partnership with M&S which has a target to become the world’s most sustainable major retailer by 2015. In the coming months, teams of

Cranfield School of Management and Tilburg University launch International DBA

Cranfield School of Management announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TiasNimbas Business School of Tilburg University in the Netherlands to offer a joint dual degree International Executive Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programme tailored to the needs of senior managers around the world. The International Executive Doctorate (DBA) is the highest level business qualification one can attain and is designed for experienced senior managers and executives who already have a master’s degree and wish to carry out in-depth research on a key

New EU-funded project to improve capacity of EU freight transport

Identifying and implementing freight transport collaboration opportunities in Europe is the aim of new research started last month by a pan-European team of researchers from 18 institutions including Cranfield School of Management. The project, titled CO3 (Collaboration Concepts for Co-modality) has received EU funding under the Coordination and Support Action Thematic area of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Dr Silvia Rossi, Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management and spokesperson of the CO3 project said: “Currently one in four freight vehicles are running empty

Signs of improvement but boards still need to be bolder when it comes to appointing women

In the six months since Lord Davies launched his independent review into women on boards, only 33 FTSE 100 companies have heeded his recommendation to set themselves targets for the number of women they aim to have on their boards.  Of these 33, only ten have set themselves targets of greater than a 10% increase. The Lord Davies’ review (published in February) recommended that UK listed companies in the FTSE 100 should aim for a minimum of 25% female board member representation by 2015.   A progress report published by Cranfield School of Management has revealed that since the review,

Parker Hannifin wins Britain's Best Factory Award

A factory that provides filtration solutions to help prevent the spread of infection in hospitals and remove yeast and bacteria from sparkling wine, has been named the Best Factory of the Year at the 2011 Best Factory Awards. Now in their 20th year, the awards are run by Cranfield School of Management in partnership with the magazine, Works Management. Parker Hannifin Manufacturing’s Domnick Hunter process filtration plant in Birtley, Co Durham also scooped the Best Household and General Products Plant award. The Birtley facility has gone from an operation with long production runs and

Why CRM fails and how to fix it

Writing for the MIT Sloan Management Review, Cranfield School of Management’s Dr Stan Maklan, Professor Simon Knox and Professor Joe Peppard reveal why investing in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is not always a silver bullet for addressing marketing challenges and recommend what needs to be done to get results from such investments. Their extensive research reveals that in endeavors to increase revenues, there has been a trend for companies to invest in sophisticated new relationship management resources, such as call centres, databases, software and websites, but to then

Developing animal instincts for business survival

A better understanding of animal survival instincts could improve a company’s chances of business survival according to a new study by Cranfield School of Management. The research explores what business leaders preparing for hard times can learn from solutions that have evolved in the animal kingdom over billions of years. Dr Tazeeb Rajwani, Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cranfield is one of the report’s co-authors. He commented: “It is too easy to blame market turbulence or unexpected events for a company’s poor performance but this is often the response of managers to

Cranfield Female FTSE index and progress report on the Lord Davies review

The International Centre for Women Leaders at Cranfield School of Management has been asked by the Government to compile a six month progress report on the Lord Davies review  into boardroom equality that was published in February 2011. The report will analyse FTSE 350 companies’ responses to recommendations made in the Davies report. The findings of the report will be published in October. The next annual Female FTSE index report from Cranfield School of Management, which tracks the progress of women on corporate boards,

Finalists announced for 20th Best Factory Awards

Cranfield School of Management is delighted to announce which British factories have been shortlisted for the 2011 Best Factory Awards, now in their 20th year. The award programme celebrates manufacturing excellence in the UK and is run by Cranfield School of Management in partnership with the magazine Works Management. Among the contenders for the coveted overall prize of BFA Factory of the Year are plants that produce goods as diverse as soft contact lenses and scanning electron microscopes. Dr Marek Szwejczewski, Director of the Best Factory Awards commented: “Now in its 20th

Ousedale students win Arts Business Challenge at Cranfield

Five sixth-formers from Ousedale School in Milton Keynes fought off competition from nine other teams to win the grand final of the Arts Business Challenge, hosted by the Centre for Customised Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management. Cranfield has recently been ranked by the Financial Times as the top UK business school for customised executive development and first in the world for international delivery. The trophy was presented to the winning team by Councillor Alan Richards, the Mayor of Milton Keynes. The winners will be joined by the runners-up, from Denbigh School,

Cranfield MBA Regatta celebrates 20th anniversary

Over two hundred MBA students from some of Europe’s top business schools are expected in Portsmouth later this month (22-24 July) to compete in the Cranfield MBA Regatta which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The event is the longest-running business school yachting regatta in Europe and is organised annually by MBA students from Cranfield School of Management. The regatta provides an opportunity for MBA students and alumni from some of Europe’s leading business schools to put into practice some of the leadership and organisational skills learnt on their MBA programmes as

Cranfield team win EBPYC with their innovative Italian dining experience

A new concept in Italian dining developed by a team of Executive MBAs from Cranfield School of Management has won the 19th European Business Plan of the Year Competition (EBPYC), which took place from 3 - 4 June. The Cranfield team triumphed over students from top European business schools with their plan to launch a new chain of restaurants that will revolutionise the way Italian food is presented and consumed; with small, healthy, high quality, fresh versions of a number of favourite Italian dishes available for diners through a ground-breaking operational model. The business idea

MBAs from Europe's leading business schools come to Cranfield to compete in Europe's longest running business plan competition

For the second year running Cranfield School of Management will be hosting the European Business Plan of the Year Competition (EBPYC).  MBA students from Europe’s leading business schools will come to Cranfield to reveal their ideas for businesses of the future. Now in its nineteenth year, The European Business Plan of the Year Competition is Europe’s longest running business plan competition.  It is designed to encourage entrepreneurship and new business creation among MBA students and to help them develop and apply venturing, commercial and business skills that are so vital in today's

Cranfield and Government working together on climate change adaption

Cranfield University’s Risk Centre is playing an important research role for the UK Government in implementing the risk assessment legislation within the Climate Change Act. The Climate Change Act 2008 introduced the Adaptation Reporting Power which allows Government to ask public sector organisations, and statutory undertakers (such as water companies and electricity distributors) to report on their assessment of the risks climate change poses to them, and their proposals for adapting to climate change. Cranfield will lead a research project designed to ensure the adaption reports

Cranfield and Government working together on climate change adaption

Cranfield University’s Risk Centre is playing an important research role for the UK Government in implementing the risk assessment legislation within the Climate Change Act. The Climate Change Act 2008 introduced the Adaptation Reporting Power which allows Government to ask public sector organisations, and statutory undertakers (such as water companies and electricity distributors) to report on their assessment of the risks climate change poses to them, and their proposals for adapting to climate change. Cranfield will lead a research project designed to ensure the adaption reports

Cranfield to make flying training more accessible to disabled people

Cranfield University scientists are about to make flying easier and more inclusive, for pilots with limited lower limb disabilities, thanks to a new handheld device for rudder control. Its sole use is to allow full rudder and steering authority on the ground and in the air, removing the need for legs and feet.  The three year project started when Gautam Lewis, a trainee pilot at Cranfield Flying School, approached the University to help him design an easier control device. Gautam Lewis, who contracted polio as a child, currently relies on a rudder hand control from Australia that he has

Cranfield to make flying training more accessible to disabled people

Cranfield University scientists are about to make flying easier and more inclusive, for pilots with limited lower limb disabilities, thanks to a new handheld device for rudder control. Its sole use is to allow full rudder and steering authority on the ground and in the air, removing the need for legs and feet.  The three year project started when Gautam Lewis, a trainee pilot at Cranfield Flying School, approached the University to help him design an easier control device. Gautam Lewis, who contracted polio as a child, currently relies on a rudder hand control from Australia that he has

Airbus and British Airways join forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for aviation fuel

Airbus and British Airways join forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for aviation fuel Several powerhouses of the aviation industry are backing Cranfield University’s pioneering project to solve how to harvest algae to produce jet fuel in commercial quantities. The Sustainable Use of Renewable Fuels (SURF) consortium which brings together Airbus, British Airways and Cranfield University, among many others, was announced at today’s Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva.  The consortium will take a structured approach to addressing five major

Airbus and British Airways join forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for aviation fuel

Airbus and British Airways join forces with Cranfield University to accelerate availability of algae for aviation fuel Several powerhouses of the aviation industry are backing Cranfield University’s pioneering project to solve how to harvest algae to produce jet fuel in commercial quantities. The Sustainable Use of Renewable Fuels (SURF) consortium which brings together Airbus, British Airways and Cranfield University, among many others, was announced at today’s Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva.  The consortium will take a structured approach to addressing five major

Partnership offers clinical research funded fellowships

Cranfield University and the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) are launching two funded research training fellowships for healthcare research professionals. The partnership, which currently runs an established MSc in Clinical Research, will extend to award an MSc by Research and PhD opportunity to two successful candidates.  The Junior Fellowship will be a two-year part-time MSc by Research and the Senior Fellowship will be a four-year part-time PhD. Both opportunities are open to professionals already working in the clinical research environment who have perhaps been nurturing a

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