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Performance Metrics, the levers for process management

Operations: The High Cost of Poor Decisions

Metrics may be a bedrock of operational improvement, but using them wisely continues to be a challenge.

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Apr. 4, 2013

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Have I Mentioned The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Program?

Have I mentioned the 2013 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards competition? It's IndustryWeek's annual salute to North American manufacturing excellence, and I am the coordinator of the competition....More
Mar. 28, 2013

News

Chinese Partner of Hero Group Accused of Baby Formula Tampering

Allegations against Xile Lier include mixing imported formula with out-of-date product, changing sell-by dates on packaging and re-labeling formula for older babies...More
Mar. 26, 2013

News

Boeing Completes Flight to Test 787 Battery Fix 1

The 787 successfully traveled for two hours and nine minutes, departing and returning to Everett, Wash., Boeing said....More
Mar. 19, 2013

Commentary

Five Ways to Boost Quality in Manufacturing Operations

Every production line experiences trouble from time to time, but recurring mistakes are inexcusable....More
Feb. 26, 2013

Commentary

Five Keys to Effective Operational Problem-Solving

By completely and thoroughly resolving the core issue, we can accomplish two things: stop wasting resources dealing with problems from the same core issue and create sustainable improvement in the organization....More
Feb. 16, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

2013 IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference Features Continuous Improvement Strategies

The IndustryWeek Best Plant Conference, IW’s annual salute to outstanding North American manufacturing facilities, provides continuous improvement practitioners the opportunity to learn from the best of the best, the winners of the IW Best Plants Award program....More
Feb. 16, 2013

Commentary

Product Selection vs. Product Development

When considering complex product purchases, product selection starts to resemble product development in many ways....More
Feb. 14, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

Operations: The High Cost of Poor Decisions 1

Metrics may be a bedrock of operational improvement, but using them wisely continues to be a challenge....More
Jan. 22, 2013

Commentary

Take 5: Review your Operations for a Great New Year

By taking time to review your Naughty and Nice list for 2012, you can significantly improve your operations -- and your improvement trajectory -- for 2013....More
Jan. 17, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

2012 IW Best Plants Winner: Ethicon - Employee Engagement Results in Zero Product Recalls

In an industry that has been plagued by product recalls, the medical devices built at Ethicon San Lorenzo, a Johnson & Johnson company based in Puerto Rico, stand apart. In the plant's 24-year history, there has never been a product recall....More