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People who are constantly learning are more equipped to deal with change and adapt for business survival. Starting Training Within Industry will help you to learn faster on the shop floor and is a good step on to the learning ladder and reconnecting ‘thinking with doing’ at the front line management and operator level.
Overview
Targeted towards Northern Ireland manufacturing businesses, this tutorial will provide information and guidance for businesses both exporting goods to and importing goods from the United States (US).
The tutorial will outline the changes to tariffs that were in effect between Northern Ireland and United States exporters/importers on 16 April 2025 and responses from both the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). Specifically, it will address how these tariffs will impact manufacturing businesses in Northern Ireland.
Key speakers
In this tutorial, Anne Beggs, Executive Director
This video tutorial is designed for early stage exporters. It showcases the export programmes that are facilitated by Invest NI’s Early Stage Exporters and Capability Team. As part of the tutorial, local companies share their experiences of participating in the programmes, and how it benefited their business. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.
Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.
Effective material handling and control is essential for efficient operation and material flow. Optimising inbound and outbound processes will directly impact the key business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.
Overview
This tutorial will provide an introduction on what to consider when beginning your Supply Chain sustainability journey. It will provide practical insights and skills to help implement more sustainable practices and drive better business outcomes.
Key speakers
In this tutorial, Jimmy Moore, Mark Cahill and Stephen Drummond, Senior Supply Chain Advisors from Invest Northern Ireland, discuss sustainability within the supply chain.
Learning objectives and benefits for businesses
Participants will be provided with:
Suppliers play a critical role in helping companies succeed. In order to find the right ones, businesses need to consider a number of critical factors, including: Price, Reliability, Value for money, Responsiveness, Quality and Flexibility.
The objective of this webinar is to provide you an introduction to key elements of Supplier Selection & Performance Management, the criteria for selecting a supplier and what to look for in a supplier.
Effective supplier negotiations are critical to successful supply chain management, but are little understood by many organisations. For negotiations to work, they require purchasing professionals to develop their engagement skills, and be well practiced in detailed preparation ahead of any supplier interaction.
Our Supplier Negotiation webinar will highlight how you can take action to make your engagement more effective and how you can develop your purchasing team so it delivers value and reduces costs.
Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) plays a critical role in the Supply Chain function.
This process is key in understanding the impact of changing customer demands. It is fundamental in aligning sales forecasts with operational capabilities and, through better planning and communication, can drive better decision-making within organisations.
Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.
Efficient goods management and control is critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.
Supply Chain Management is managing the flow of goods and services from the manufacturing of the product right through to the customer or end user. For this process to work successfully, it requires an organisation to have a network of suppliers to successfully move the product through each stage.
Our Supply Chain Management webinar will highlight how you can take action to make your supply chain more resilient and how you can work to develop your supply chain function so it delivers value and reduces costs.
Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.
Logistics are critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.
Supply chain and purchasing functions are usually tactically focused within most SME’s - and even some larger organisations - with the priority given to ordering and chasing parts. As companies adapt their sales and production strategies to grow, diversify or respond to external changes, it is vital that long term plans are developed and executed that ensure their supply chains are fit for purpose. This can be achieved through Strategic Supply Chain Management.
Recent disruptions in the global supply chain have caused many uncertainties around the guarantee of supply and planning for predictable costs.
As a result, many businesses are turning to sourcing to expand their options, and often to bring the supplier base closer to home. As with most new business processes, sourcing can be difficult and time consuming to execute well, but can cause additional disruption if executed poorly.
This supply chain video tutorial will provide an overview of what is considered best practice for sourcing, as well as how it can be implemented within your own
Effective supplier negotiation skills are critical to successful supply chain management. For negotiations to work, they require purchasing professionals to develop their engagement skills, and be well practiced in detailed preparation ahead of any supplier interaction.
Our Effective Negotiation Skills tutorial will highlight how you can take action to make your engagement more effective and how you can develop your purchasing team, so it delivers value and reduces costs.
Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.
Digitisation in the supply chain can help improve efficiency, visibility, customer experience and reduce costs. This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of how companies have used digitisation to improve their business.
Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.
Cost reduction techniques are critical to successful supply chain management. It is therefore crucial that professionals can track business costs and identify opportunities to save money.
This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of best practice on how you can effectively carry out the cost reduction process and ultimately continue to deliver value.
At this event, industry experts shared insights on navigating current supply chain challenges and how to future proof supply chains.
Local businesses showcased industry learnings and knowledge around the themes of sustainability, digitisation and supply chain improvements.
This video will also provide key information on:
In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.
In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.
In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.
In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.
Under the country’s goal to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China is implementing various national policies and regulations to develop its recycling industry. This tutorial features Derek Deng, Senior Officer of Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering of Invest NI in Asia Pacific. During the tutorial, he will provide insight into the latest market developments, trends, and opportunities in a high-potential region in China within the construction and demolition sector.
South Korea is one of the largest economies in the world and has strong trade links with the UK. It is a country with a fast-moving business culture that places importance on relationship building and hierarchy, with opportunities in technology, materials handling, life and health sciences, and renewable energy, offering a plethora of unique opportunities for Northern Ireland businesses to trade in the market.
Focusing on the emerging trends and exporting opportunities in the market for Northern Ireland businesses, and how to approach them, in-market representatives and specialists deliver this
Recognised as one of the most open and competitive economies, Singapore is currently the world’s fourth-largest global financial centre and a gateway location to business growth in Southeast Asia.
This video tutorial, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and Orissa International, outlines the export opportunities that are available to Northern Ireland businesses within the technology sector – particularly FinTech – in Singapore. It is a recording of a recent webinar.
This video tutorial, in partnership with the Department for International Trade and Export to Japan, introduces Japan as an export market for Northern Ireland businesses. It also explores the recent United Kingdom-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership – a free trade agreement between the two countries. As part of the tutorial, local company First Derivatives discuss their export journey in the market. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.