| Successful industries of the future will be knowledge industries – they will add value by using ideas. They will combine the application of cutting edge technology with the use of highly skilled and educated people - their human resources. And they will be organised to respond and adapt to rapid technological change.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing in the UK is already such an industry. The material in this booklet illustrates how the leading companies have developed structures and procedures to
- add value
- recruit and develop their human resources
- check quality control and safety
- enable them to respond rapidly and effectively to new challenges.
The approaches that they have pioneered and developed could be seen as a model for other industries in the UK economy. They have found ways of increasing productivity and hence competitiveness. |
