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Teacher’s experience at Materials Congress

IOM3

31 Mar 2008

‘Smart materials – smart move’ is the theme of the teacher’s experience to be held on 14 May in Grantham as part of Materials Congress. The all-day session will focus on smart materials with a view to support the science and technology curriculum for 12-16 year olds.

Draft programmes available for Materials Congress

IOM3

13 Mar 2008

Draft programmes for Materials Congress are now available online.

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

London Materials Society

4 Mar 2008

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a business-planning technique that caused a revolution within manufacturing companies when it was introduced in the early 1960s. At its core is a computer algorithm...