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Business Leaders Don’t Optimise Their Performance By Only Talking To Other Business Leaders

It has become a business cliché that ‘our greatest asset is our people’, but if that is truly the case in Australian business, why do so many business leaders look askance when I tell them that I like to talk to our production team members?

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AI Won’t Replace Manufacturing Workers – It Will Supplement People. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a poorly understood technology. How else to explain the gulf between its fans who see AI improving how we do everything, and its detractors who see AI as dangerous and giving too much power to machines? 

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With An End To The NSW Modern Manufacturing Commissioner, Where To Now?

The decision of the New South Wales government to axe the role of Commissioner of Modern Manufacturing last week, came as a shock to many Australian manufacturers.

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Domestic Supply Chain 

The passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United States last year opened many Australians’ eyes, including mine, to where the world economy might be heading and what might be possible with domestic manufacturing.

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Carbon-neutral and biodegradable products: can we keep it local?

Can we make alternatives to petroleum products that are carbon-neutral and biodegradable, and also as reliable as they need to be?

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Lessons learned: what groundswell support can do to lift performance, against the odds

Harrison Manufacturing Company CEO Julie Harrison says what’s needed for manufacturing, much like women’s sport in Australia, is a resolute game plan and legacy commitment.

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What keeps machine tools moving and is made in Australia? Grease is the word.

Harrison Manufacturing Company is pleased to have been featured in the August/September issue of Australian Manufacturing Technology Magazine (AMT).

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Recalling the lessons of the COVID pandemic to ensure our economy is never caught short, and under-resourced, again

If the Australian Government really believes in resiliency and making sure Australia doesn’t have the same vulnerabilities that became blindingly clear during the COVID years, the only way is to even out the procurement playing field.

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