Resources, Books & Papers
Blakemore Consulting has written five books all of which are recommended reading
at Australian Universities and Colleges. These titles are now available by direct order
for only AU$30.00 plus postage & handling. Details available via e-mail - masc@blakemore.com.au OR john@blakemore.com.au
Papers Available for Download
John Blakemore of Blakemore Consulting has written an extensive number
of papers on many business management related topics, some of which may be
freely downloaded as PDF files simply by clicking on the linked headings below.
All we ask is that you send an email to us at masc@blakemore.com.au
as a matter of courtesy.
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Submission to Parliament
Dr John Blakemore's submission to
Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives, House Standing
Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration regarding
thier inquiry into the state and future directions of Australia's
manufactured export and import competing base.
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Appearance before Parliament
Dr John Blakemore appeared
before Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives, House
Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration
in suport of his written submission regarding manufacturing in
Australia.
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Innovate for Industrial Growth
Australia has very special and
pressing problems. We have failed to capitalise on opportunities in
the nuclear and aluminium industries, and we are still hostage to
commodity prices which have collapsed..... An article by Dr John
Blakemore, published by Engineers Australia in April 2015
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Innovation, R&D and Creating a Competitive Advantage
We
urgently need to develop an intellectual culture that values highly,
skills in science and engineering that add to the wealth of society.
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Lean
Manufacturing is more than 5S
In a recent court case in the
high court of New Zealand I was engaged as an expert witness on Lean
principles. It became clear from the evidence given, that the lean
facilitator failed to understand the simplest of the Lean concepts.
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Australia needs clear R&D objectives
We must create a value adding society, which has a focus on
innovation and education and acknowledges our natural comparative
advantages. Some of this can be in the service industry (e.g.
education, design, research, medicine). But the opportunity is
greater in manufacturing because some significant comparative
advantages are there already.
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It Pays To Take The Right Measurements
A memorable consulting solution involving productivity issues at an
Injection Moulding facility by Dr John Blakemore
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IEOM - Distinguished Service Award
Dr John Blakemore has been
recognized for exceptional service and his many contributions to the
industrial engineering and operations management profession.
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IEOM -
Keynote Presentation 2014
PDF file of Powerpoint presentation
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The Future
of Industrial Engineering in Business is Speed, Innovation, and
Creativity.
Keynote (2014), 4th International Conference on
Industrial Engineering
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Creating a Competitive Advantage for Australian Manufacturers
The Manufacturing Society of Australia and Blakemore Consulting
International conducted a development program through the Federal
Government’s Innovation Access program called “The Creative
Innovative Company Program”.
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Innovation, R&D and Creating A Competitive Advantage
Australia often struggles to trade in surplus because most of its
trade is in commodities like coal and iron ore. Commodity trade
involves large volumes of raw materials of low value goods when
compared with moderately transformed or highly transformed
manufactured goods. The main drivers of economic growth are
productivity due mainly to improvements resulting from the
application of technology and skill and the new creation of
intellectual property and its application, particularly by adding
value to lower value products.
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The Future of Australian
Manufacturing National Manufacturing Week Panel Discussion
Reed Business and Reed Exhibitions, who organize National
Manufacturing Week (NMW), supported a panel discussion on the future
of manufacturing in Australia.
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Strategic Planning Tool for Directors
Successful businesses
continuously create new opportunities and sieze on new ideas to
create strategic advantages for winning. They assiduously monitor
both competitors and markets and strengthen what works, divest what
doesnʼt and quickly change direction as market needs and perceptions
change. They therefore have to know their core processes
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Velocity.. Using Lean Thinking and Digital Data to Innovate a Fast
Future to Satisfy Customers
A précis of the new book
“Velocity”, the digital lean fast future of business. This will be
printed and bound by the new Canon fully integrated machine from
digital flash drive to bound paper cover book. Velocity will be
launched at the National Manufacturing
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The
Future of Industrial Engineering in Business…Speed, Innovation and
Creativity
Keynote Speech to be delivered at the 4th
International Conference on Industrial Engineering, January 2014
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Innovation and 22 Creative Ideas
New Engineer Journal - May
2012
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Problems and Solutions with Australian Innovation
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Application of Lean Six Sigma to Service Industries… Health and
Finance
The application of Lean Systems into the Service Industries is
exactly the same as that for the manufacturing industry. In both
cases, the information flow systems are the same in principle and
only differ in content.
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Accounting System Problems in SME's
There are a number of common problems that inhibit the potential
speed of innovation and growth of SME’s particularly manufacturing
companies.....
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Fixing manufacturing woes
A letter published in the Australian Financial Review, September
2011
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New ideas in 22 parts
Previewing a NMW 2011 workshop on generating new manufacturing
ideas.
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Culture Change
Change Attitudes, Continuously Improve, Show Initiative and Lead -
How do we do it?
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Facilitator and Leadership Guide
This Facilitator’s Guide is designed as an adjunct to the Blakemore
Consulting Training
Manual with special emphasis on ways of ensuring that the change
process is successful.
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Lean and the Balanced Scorecard
a Lean and Balanced Scoreboard, which can enable the business to
focus and prioritise its activities to the maximum benefit of the
customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
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A Model for Health Care System Reforms
The Australian health care system is in need of substantial
structural and financial reform. Demands upon it are increasing
exponentially because of higher patient expectations, obesity,
ageing, a greater emphasis on technological solutions and the
associated increase in lifespan.
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New Engineer Journal - May 2010
In this issue: Leadership in IE, Innovation in Manufacturing,
MOST Work Measurement, Inventory Control and Lean, Car Industry
Culture.
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Quality back on the agenda at Toyota but never off the agenda at
Honda
It is truly disturbing that Toyota, once the celebrated benchmark on
high quality automobiles, especially for the more expensive Lexus
brand, has now had to recall worldwide 8.5 million vehicles for
quality problems.
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Inventory Control and Lean Manufacturing
The ultimate solution to the issues of matching orders with
production and converting this to cash, at the same time as reducing
overproduction, waste, errors and high working capital has been
demonstrated by the Japanese car makers like Honda and Japanese
electronics manufacturers such as Panasonic and Canon.
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Manufacturers Monthly Global Integration Award
H.I.Fraser Wins Endeavour Awards 2010 Australian Manufacturer of the
Year and the 2010
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Notes to Sarah Begg re Lean Manufacturing
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Lean Creative Innovative Company Program in Tasmania
This is an
extract from the final report of the Creative Innovative Company
Program (CICP), which has been implemented in seven companies in
Tasmania, using the innovative methodology developed and
successfully implemented in a $300 million per year turnover
company.
- Creative Innovative Company Program Report 4
This is the fourth
and final report on the Creative Innovative Company Program (CICP)
which has now been implemented in 7 companies in Tasmania.
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Anthropogenic Global Warming...Fact or Fiction
The whole
world is on the brink of deciding the future of an emissions trading
scheme to limit carbon dioxide emissions. The financial and economic
consequences of this are so great that it appears beyond accurate
analysis.
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Australia - story by Adeline Teoh
Australian manufacturing
has suffered a number of blows over the years, and it’s the advanced
segment that’s bouncing back from the ropes. Commentary by John
Blakemore and others.
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SMH ETS Peak Energy Letter Oct 2009
A response to Peter Costello's article "To set Emission Targets Now
is Nonsence"
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Releasing Hidden Capital To Maximise Profitability
How to be Creative, Innovative, Fast & Flexible. Lessons from The
Best Companies in the World
- Job Losses at Bonds
and Pacific
The loss of 1850 jobs at Pacific Brands, including Bonds, is sad but
unavoidable.
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New Engineer Journal
Servicing Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering & Engineering
Societies. March 2008
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Letter to The SMH July 2007
Regarding "Its New Ideas not old ones that we need" article.
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Letter to The Sydney Morning Herald - Our Medical Fraternity
Published Monday 3rd March 2008
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Letter to The Editor Re RBA and Interest Rates
Published in “The Australian” August 1 2008
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New Engineer Journal - March 2008
Contains the article titled "Innovation and R&D Needed to
Create a Viable Flexible Manufacturing Industry" by Dr John Blakemore
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Review of National Innovation System
A submission to Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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Innovation and Export the Secret to Growth in Manufacturing
Searching for Solutions in Japan - November 2007 (6Mb. PDF)
- ManSA Seminar - 26/11/07
Latest Japanese Advances in Lean Manufacturing Dr John Blakemore will present findings on his latest trip to some of the
World’s best Manufacturing Companies.
New Engineer
Newsletter - October 2007 published by ManSA
( www.mansa.org.au
)
- New Directions
for Australia’s Manufacturing Industry - October 2007
A paper dealing with the continuous decline in the manufacturing industry in
Australia
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Manufacturing in Focus R&D Presentation - July 2007
A Powerpoint presentation
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Expertise submission to Productivity Centres
2007 CV John Blakemore
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Japan
Trip - November 2006
Tour of Honda, Toyota, Panasonic, Kawai, Mazda, and Canon, manufacturing in
Japan
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Australia’s
Manufacturing Future in a Global Market (600Kb. PPT)
Dr John Blakemore
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Introduction to to Kaizen, Kyosei and Obeya (2.7Mb. PPT)
How to be Creative, Innovative, Fast & Flexible
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Policy Ideas Rural and Regional Australia (102Kb.)
2 Day Workshop
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Manufacturing Transcript
House of Representatives, 29th August 2006
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A New Bus Model for Global Economy - Dr John Blakemore
To compete in the global marketplace the new rules of business need to be
understood models need to be substantially modified.
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Manufacturing’s Future in a Global Marketplace. - Dr John Blakemore
An article submitted to Manufacturers Monthly.
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Industry Statement Submission
- Dr John Blakemore
A submission regarding Manufacturing and the Australian Economy
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Photovoltaics in Australia - Dr Muriel Watts
A presentation regarding Photovoltaic Technology, Markets and Performance
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A Submission to Parliament - Manufacturing in Australia (82Kb.)
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Global Digital Manufacturing ( 89Kb)
Please note that this is a DRAFT and comments are
welcome before it is published.
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Australia’s Manufacturing Future in a Global Marketplace (760Kb)
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R&D and Australia's Future
(200Kb Powerpoint)
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Creating a Competitive Advantage Part 1 (268Kb)
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Creating a Competitive Advantage Part 2
(308Kb)
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Creative Innovative Company Program Report 4
(144Kb)
- Lean
Systems Thinking (80Kb)
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Future
Innovation Strategies (470Kb)
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Technology
Business Opportunity Creation (350Kb)
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Innovation
in Supply Chain Management Pt1 (24Kb)
- Innovation in Supply Chain
Management Pt2 (31Kb)
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