Just-in-time used to be the management consultant mantra to get British industry to drag manufacturing efficiency and productivity into the late 20th century. Cross-border Brexit friction and long-Covid in the supply chain means it’s more a case of when-we-can. Just in time, is the expression that best describes Labour’s belated appointment of an investment minister and, separately, a chair for its industrial strategy advisory council ahead of Monday’s lovebombing investment summit. The roles were looking a little tarnished after Benjamin Wegg-Prosser had turned down the former and Dame Carolyn McCall had spurned the latter. The approach to Wegg-Prosser, chief executive and founder of Global Counsel, had looked a little odd given his close connection to the

Source: The Times October 14, 2024 23:06 UTC