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IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies
To identify the 50 top performing manufacturers, the IW formula factors in revenue growth and profit margin over the past three years, with the most recent year results weighted most heavily. We also considered three-year performance in four other financial ratios; return on equity, return on assets, asset turnover and inventory turns.
 The IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies: Corporate Gold Mines
Worldwide thirst for more raw materials and energy earn manufacturers such as Freeport-McMoRan, Bucyrus International and FMC Technologies a spot on the 2008 IW 50 list.
Our consumption of energy and technology seems endless. If it's not a point and click away or accessible by car, forget about it. Maybe that's why so many of the IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies come from mining, gas and oil or technology-related industries.
The 2008 list comprises 12 petroleum and coal products manufacturers, 10 from the computers and other electronics sector and nine from the primary metals segment. Several of these companies are new since last year's list.
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| IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies | | The IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies is IndustryWeek's report on the 50 best publicly held U.S. manufacturing companies based on revenue. To identify the top performing manufacturers, the IW formula factored in revenue growth and profit margin over the past three years, with 2007 results weighted most heavily. We also considered three-year performance in four other financial ratios: inventory turns, asset turnover, return on assets and return on equity. View the alphabetical list and profiles of the IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies. Who were the previous top 50? You can still view the alphabetical list and profiles of the 2007 IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies, the alphabetical list and profiles of the 2006 IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies and the alphabetical list and profiles of the 2005 IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies. |
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Adopting Lean Manufacturing in a Lean Economy
1/15/2009
Use Lean manufacturing not just to help you survive tough times, but to reorganize your company for a more profitable future. Noted manufacturing researcher John Brandt will present data about Lean within U.S. industry, and he'll share insights on how the best companies are able to achieve superior productivity and profitability.
Senior Management Briefing: What Your Lean and Six Sigma People Don't Want You to Know
1/22/2009
C-level executives, this webcast is for you! In project-based environments, the effectiveness of Lean and Six Sigma is often hard to measure. Learn how the policies you set at the senior management level will cause an impact on the success of projects, and discover how you can show a direct effect between improvement programs and your bottom line.
Change Your Processes: How Volvo CE Improved Manufacturing Efficiency and Reduced Costs
1/29/2009
Learn how to quickly change manufacturing processes to meet market demand. Fine tune your operations to maximize efficiency, increase product quality, and improve cash flow. Attend this webcast to find out how Volvo CE filled its operations gaps and gained better control over production processes.
Highlights from Toyota Talent: Developing People the Toyota Way
12/18/2008
Learn about the philosophy of talent development at Toyota, including details about the process used at Toyota's Kentucky plant. This on-demand event features David Meier, co-author of Toyota Talent and The Toyota Way Fieldbook. Meier, who has spent 21 years studying and learning from Toyota, covers the 4 steps of talent development; steps to adopt Job Instruction in your company; and Toyota's learning and teaching model.
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