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IW Best Plants
The goal of IW's Best Plants award program is to recognize plants, located in North America, that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction and create stimulating and rewarding work environments.
 IW Best Plants 2007 -- Models of Success
IndustryWeek's 2007 Best Plants deliver many routes to operational excellence.
The IndustryWeek Best Plants program is an annual celebration of world-class manufacturing and continuous improvement practices within North American companies. All well and good, but when it comes to determining which 10 factories are truly the "best plants," perhaps the most important distinction is their effectiveness.
Read on to see the 2007 winners.
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Continuous Improvement E-Newsletter
Pick up pointers from the top manufacturers in North America, and identify action steps that can make your facility shine. The Continuous Improvement e-newsletter will give you previously unpublished best practices, benchmarking charts, and lessons learned -- straight from the winners and finalists of IndustryWeek's annual Best Plants competition.
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Three Patterns of Kaizen and A3 Thinking
8/21/2008
Hear former Toyota employee and Shingo Prize winning Lean author Art Smalley explain different types of kaizen activities, and how they support the Toyota Production System. This presentation will include examples of manpower related kaizen, machine related kaizen, and material flow related kaizen activities. You'll learn how they link together to support the overall production system.
Breakthrough Innovation Leadership: How Prepared Are You?
8/26/2008
Innovation leadership is a much sought-after personal skill. Championing innovation within your company in a systematic, no-nonsense way will give you and your organization a clear advantage. During this fast-paced IndustryWeek webcast with famed innovation speaker Bart Huthwaite, you will learn how to change the process of innovation from a mystery to a method.
Reduce Product Recalls and Ensure Product Safety & Quality With Traceability
9/9/2008
Give your products an electronic pedigree -- not only to meet compliance and safety requirements, but also to boost supply chain efficiency. Whether you make food, drugs, cars, or computers, give your company the ability to react to product quality issues quickly, efficiently, and quietly. You'll learn how manufacturers are ensuring product safety and quality, protecting their customers and their brand, thanks to mobile technology.
Operational Excellence online conference
10/1/2008
You're facing huge pressure to make your products better, faster, and cheaper. Every improvement counts.
Attend this free IndustryWeek online conference to hear helpful operations advice from industry experts, plus real-world best practices from other manufacturers. Learn how to eliminate waste, automate processes, and more. Features 10 sessions over two days -- sign up for as many sessions as you'd like.
6-Step Strategy to Reduce Energy Consumption with Global Asset Sustainability
8/14/2008
Energy costs eat up the majority of most manufacturers' operating and maintenance budgets. View this event to learn how a 6-step asset management strategy called global asset sustainability is being used to reduce both energy consumption and associated emissions by up to 20%.
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