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The key steps to building robotic process automation 10/7/2015

Will it work? Won't it work? Until recently these were the rather unhelpful questions businesses building robotic process automation (RPA) were asking themselves. Now, thankfully, ...

Best practices for maintenance supervisors 10/7/2015

Question: who has the biggest impact on the reliability of your manufacturing production? Is it the machine operators? Is it the workers feeding the line? Or is it the people upstairs ...

Why hiring the best person beats hiring the best resume 9/28/2015

"Well, they looked good on paper." If you've ever said that about a recruitment misjudgement you're far from alone. Resumes are designed to make candidates look good; they're ...

Resource industry calls for further changes to workplace laws 9/23/2015

Draft recommendations to improve Australia's workplace relations framework contain some positive proposals but do not go far enough to tackle serious economic challenges facing our ...

Universities welcome collaboration in education and innovation 9/21/2015

Universities Australia is calling on the Government to immediately dump the proposed 20 per cent cut to university funding and reverse the decline in public investment in research ...

How to buy a cost effective and efficient CNC milling device 9/21/2015

Milling is one of the most common processes used by industry and machine shops to cut and drill parts into precise, often intricate shapes and configurations. CNC, or computer ...

Futuristic alloys stronger than steel, yet malleable like chewing gum 9/16/2015

UNSW researchers have created an 'instruction manual' for developing metallic glass – an ultra-tough yet flexible alloy described as the most significant materials science innovation ...

WA resources industry valued at $99.5 billion in 2014-15 9/14/2015

Western Australia's mineral and petroleum industry was valued at $99.5 billion in 2014-15 according to statistics released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP).

China FTA: farming industry calls for less politics, more goal kicks 9/10/2015

According to Simon Talbot, Chief Executive Officer of the National Farmers' Federation, political point scoring on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is a distraction from ...

Manufacturing company pays Sri Lankan visa-holders just $8 an hour 9/2/2015

A Sydney manufacturing company and one of its directors will face Court after allegedly paying a Sri Lankan couple as little as $8 an hour.

4 Creative Job Perks That Cost You Little and Gain a Lot 9/2/2015

The connotations of the word 'perk' seem to be as negative as they are positive these days. Yet there are genuine company perks that can make a big difference to staff morale, ...

Industry groups say China-Australia FTA 'great' for Australian jobs 8/31/2015

Australia may miss out on a surge in jobs and export opportunities if the Parliament delays approving the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), prompting three major industry ...

Ai Group: VIC long service scheme may cost employers $4m per year 8/27/2015

In a major submission to the Inquiry into Portability of Long Service Leave Entitlements for Victorian Workers, the Australian Industry Group has demonstrated that a portable long ...

6 Tips for Employing a Customer Loyalty Program That Works 8/24/2015

If all our customers had the sort of loyalty a dog has for his master we'd have nothing to worry about. Unfortunately customer loyalty is as fickle as fashion and as reliable as the ...

Why it's time to bring manufacturing back to Australia 8/16/2015

If you're old enough to be nostalgic about the 1960s, wistful thoughts probably revolve around black suited Beatles rather than boom times in manufacturing.

25 factory workers underpaid $45,000 due to unchecked system error 8/16/2015

A computer error has resulted in 25 factory workers at Nambucca Heads on the NSW North Coast being short-changed their leave entitlements for eight years.

Govt invests $89bn for strong, sustainable naval shipbuilding industry 8/5/2015

The Commonwealth Government is delivering a long-term plan for a strong and sustainable naval shipbuilding industry. Over the next 20 years the Government will invest over $89 billion ...

Aust manufacturing & rural exports experienced growth in 2014-15 8/5/2015

Australia's services, manufacturing and rural exports experienced strong growth in 2014-15, cushioning the impact of lower resource export earnings.

$73.3 million investment in SA's next generation manufacturing 8/5/2015

South Australian businesses will invest in the state's advanced manufacturing future, with $28.8 million of Government investment under the South Australian round of the Next Generation ...

Australian PMI: Manufacturing stabilises in July 8/2/2015

Activity across the Australian manufacturing sector stabilised in July, after contracting in June, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

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