Hereford Furniture : The Factory Controller / BBC.

[Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [2014]

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2015.

©2014

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Lord Digby Jones has risen from his parents' corner shop in Birmingham to the House of Lords by way of some of Britain's most high profile manufacturing companies. In this film, Jones rolls up his sleeves to help secure the future of a medium-sized business, Hereford Furniture. This family owned company makes and sells home furniture but has recently recorded a loss. Are they making the right furniture? Should they change direction? And how do they manage change? For five months under Digby's expert guidance, problems are isolated and tackled, experts are called in and big decisions made, including reducing product range and developing a new brand and design concept. Digby also addresses management communication challenges to improve employee morale and production efficiency. A BBC production.

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May 20, 2019

9 - 12, Academic/AP

Trouble Shooting Hereford Furniture (2:19); U.K. Furniture Industry and Financial Crisis (1:55); Heart of Manufacturing (3:09); Hereford Furniture Business Model (2:15); Financial Trouble (2:49); Brand Building (3:08); Managing Production and Range (2:15); Reducing Product Range (2:00); Crunching Numbers (3:06); Hereford by Design (4:07); Rebranding Advice (4:32); First Rebranding Steps (2:04); Improving Factory Operations (2:07); Improving Management and Communication (2:58); Collaborative Staff Activity (3:52); Progress Report (3:19); New Beginnings (4:00); Credits: Hereford Furniture (0:44);

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