The Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) partnered to present the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Awards 2008 on Thursday the 13th of November at the Sofitel Brisbane.
SWEDISH automobile manufacturer Volvo will lay off 130 workers from the company’s Brisbane commercial vehicle factory it announced yesterday.
IN these uncertain economic times, it has never been more important to support manufacturing in Australia and enhance the competitiveness of local products overseas, and what better way to do this than to showcase your Endeavours.
A limited number of free tickets are available for the annual Australian Made conference in Sydney on Tuesday 18 November.
MANUFACTURING activity fell for a fifth successive month in October, dropping 6.8 points to 40.4, representing the lowest recorded level since the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) began in 1992.
NOW in its fifth year, the Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards continues to grow, with 2007 seeing a record number of finalists in the history of the awards, and 2008 is shaping up to be a massive year for Australian manufacturing.
THIS year has been a significant one for Tooling Australia, with the launch of Advanced Manufacturing Australia (AMAus), at Tooling Australia's annual Dinner on October 19.
FEDERAL Labor Leader, Kevin Rudd, hosted a national manufacturing roundtable earlier this week to bring together stakeholders and experts critical to the future of Australia's manufacturing industry.
GROWTH in manufacturing activity strengthened moderately in the June quarter, according to the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey of Australian Manufacturing