Award-winning mechanical, aerodynamics and software engineers to inspire other women
Three young female engineers were celebrated and held up as examples for the next generation at an awards ceremony last night. Sophie Harker, an aerodynamics and performance engineer from BAE Systems, Lorna Bennet, a mechanical engineer at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Shajida Akthar, a software engineer from Accenture, were recognised at the Institution […]
The Importance of Correctly Implementing an ERP System

In 2016 Gartner Research estimated that between 55 and 75 per cent of all ERP implementation projects fall short, with key reasons for failure including under-estimating required resources, customisation, insufficient user training and inadequate testing.
Here, Malcolm Garbett, head of business systems at power resistor manufacturer Cressall, explains the importance of correctly integrating an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system into a company’s existing infrastructure.