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Embrace a One-Word Goal to Provide Focus in the New Year

Dec. 11, 2024
A single focus fosters alignment and removes chaos, but also be open to that goal evolving as time passes.

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Is the Worst Disruption Behind Us?

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You can build in operational resilience, even if you can't predict what's ahead.
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Four Strategic-Planning Scenarios for 2025

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Policy changes make agility essential for manufacturers' success in the new year.
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The Controversy Surrounding DEI Programs in Manufacturing and Beyond

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Are these manufacturers throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
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Trump Still Opposes US Steel Sale to Nippon [So That Happened]

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IndustryWeek editors look into that story and trading in soup for shoulder pads, hospitals adapting to IV bag shortages and more depressing statistics in cyber crime.
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Psychological Safety Is a Must-Have for a Lean Culture

Dec. 3, 2024
Leaders can take multiple steps to provide a safe environment where continuous improvement can thrive.
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Labor and Supply Chain Worries Resurface Among Manufacturing CEOs [Tales From the Transcript]

Dec. 3, 2024
Our latest analysis of leading industrial firms’ conference calls also shows the demand outlook improving—but not all that much.

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Boeing Again Raises Offer to End Strike, Union to Vote Monday

Nov. 1, 2024
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 has endorsed the new offer.

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Reshaping Global Supply Chains: Impacts of Tariff Hikes and Strategies for Resilience

Nov. 21, 2024
A four-step process – what, where, whom, how – can identify supply chain options that allow manufacturers to diversify away from China sourcing.

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Preparing for Trump to Shift the Manufacturing Trade Environment (Production Pulse)

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A different trade environment awaits post-Trump's re-election. Caution against overreaction and skepticism of vendor claims will be critical.
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Production Pulse: Halloween Candy, the Untold Story

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How important is candy on Halloween? How are commodity prices impacting the kinds of sugar rotting the teeth of America's children?
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IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Winners: Lessons in Operational Excellence

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Representatives of Raymond Corp, Sandvik Coromant, Intertape Polymer Group and Toyota Material Handling discuss how they achieve and maintain operational excellence in manufacturing...