Operations

Production operations strategy, news and best practices for manufacturing professionals. Find the information you need to build a better production floor.

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IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

2024 IW Best Plants Award Winners: Championship Effort, Championship Achievement

Sept. 3, 2024
IndustryWeek is once again proud to celebrate North American manufacturing excellence. Welcome our 34th class of IW Best Plants honorees, stellar examples of the best.
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Talent

Mental Health Literacy in Your Manufacturing Company Is a Win-Win

Sept. 16, 2024
Giving mental health the same attention as physical safety boosts employee morale and talent retention.
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IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

2024 IndustryWeek Best Plants: Two-Way Accountability Drives Excellence at Hoffer Plastics

Sept. 16, 2024
Family-owned Illinois company focuses on relationships—with employees, with suppliers, with the community, among its three CEOs—to drive operational excellence.
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Technology and IIoT

Operators Connected by Technology Don’t Quit

Aug. 16, 2024
At a time when workforce shortages plague manufacturing, consider that a connected worker might not walk out the door and leave you hanging.
Jill Jusko
Operations

The 3 E's of TPS and How the Basics Never Go Out of Style

Aug. 13, 2024
Brett Wood, president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America, shares insights into the Toyota Production System.
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Technology and IIoT

Come for the Digitized Maintenance, Stay for Better Leadership

July 31, 2024
Rubber compounding manufacturer Hexpol took a data-rich approach to boost equipment availability and found continuous improvement opportunities throughout all of its operations...
Zhanna Hapanovich
Talent

Preventing Workplace Violence Starts with a Plan

July 31, 2024
Workplace violence, like other industrial hazards, can be prevented with the proper culture and planning.
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Continuous Improvement

Collaborative Culture: Breaking Down Silos Between Multiple Manufacturing Sites

July 31, 2024
Manufacturing experts from South Dakota's Falcon Plastics and Wipfli discuss how to get people across several locations to work as one team, regardless of geography.
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Production Pulse

Production Pulse: What's New in Industrial Safety

July 30, 2024
Safety performance improves across North America, but industrial accidents remain too common globally.