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    News, insights and best practices in continuous improvement for manufacturing leaders. Find information on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other improvement initiatives.

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    Continuous Improvement

    Revved for March Madness? Look for These Lessons in Operational Excellence

    Feb. 23, 2024
    Seven parallels between action on the court and activity on the shop floor.
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    Competitiveness

    Five Things to Know about China and EVs

    Feb. 5, 2024
    'How do you cut the price of EVs in half? China's already done it.'
    Webinars

    IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Competition: A Guide

    Feb. 19, 2024
    This webinar shares everything you need to know about IW’s annual salute to manufacturing excellence.
    IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

    Enter the 2024 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Competition

    Jan. 24, 2024
    This annual awards competition salutes manufacturing excellence across North America. Deadline is March 18.
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    Continuous Improvement

    Some Managers Just Can’t Get Lean

    Jan. 19, 2024
    Though professing a commitment to continuous improvement, they never really grasp what it’s all about.

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    Tackling Resistance When You're the New Lean Leader

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    How to Keep Your Gemba Walks Fresh

    Nov. 22, 2023
    It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous improvement or lean efforts fresh and meaningful.
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    How Can Technology Advance Our Lean Effort??

    Nov. 20, 2023
    Digital works best when it’s pulled in to add value for specific process improvements.
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    Lessons in Lean Leadership: The Breakthrough Tennis Ball Challenge

    Nov. 9, 2023
    This simple exercise helps ground teams in breakthrough thinking and engage them on the need for overall process improvements.