The EEF (the manufacturers’ organisation) has launched a second podcast series designed to guide manufacturers through the challenges and benefits that the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) will bring, and to help them implement a practical range of continuous-improvement programmes and cost-saving initiatives.

The podcasts, delivered by experts from the EEF’s Manufacturing Growth Team and special guest speakers, will provide key insights into the digital future and the culture change this is likely to require across the workforce.

Through the podcasts, companies will gain valuable advice on where to focus and practical tools that can be used as part of business strategies for the digital future.

The podcasts will also cover specifics and highlight key questions that manufacturers are raising through the EEF’s new Online Problem Solving Network, which links manufacturers with their peers across the industrial community.

EEF consultancy director Martin Strutt said: “4IR presents huge challenges and opportunities for manufacturers with the introduction of new technology, new skills and both organisational and cultural change. Manufacturers need to act now, if they are to compete and innovate in this digital future.”

To hear the podcast, go to the following Web site (www.eef.org.uk/resources-and-knowledge/productivity-improvement be-business-ready).