Operations

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

Highlights

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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Operations

Production Pulse: Why Joining Contests Is Good for Morale and Operations

Feb. 8, 2024
With applications for the IndustryWeek Best Plants Award open, we spoke with previous winners and judges about how entering contests is about a lot more than bragging rights.
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Supplier Relationships

Boeing's Organizational Problems Date Back Two Decades

Feb. 8, 2024
The aerospace giant began outsourcing 70% of its design, engineering and manufacturing in the early 2000s.
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Safety

Podcast: Women's PPE a Must for Safety and Recruitment

Feb. 8, 2024
In this podcast version of a story published in January, Anna Smith discusses the importance of proper safety gear to make women feel welcome on manufacturing.
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Strategic Planning & Execution

Toyota to Invest $1.3 Billion in Kentucky EVs

Feb. 6, 2024
The automaker's largest manufacturing plant will add electric vehicle and battery assembly.

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IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

Download: IW Best Plants Statistical Report

Dec. 19, 2023
Get this 80+ page in-depth report on the IW Best Plants winners and finalists for the past 5 competitions.
Webinars

Leader or Manager? You Need to Be Both

Feb. 28, 2024
Leaders must achieve great management results, so what’s the difference really?
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Continuous Improvement

Front-Line Leaders: The Most Overlooked Role in Lean Transformation

Jan. 12, 2024
It's critical to train and engage the people who most workers report to and communicate with.
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Operations

Dazzling Dozen: 12 of the Best in Lean and Continuous Improvement in 2023

Jan. 9, 2024
Top reads addressed topics from gemba walks and tennis ball challenges to winners of manufacturing excellence.
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