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    Continuous Improvement

    When Silos Fall, Lean Thrives

    Sept. 30, 2024
    There are real steps leaders can take to break functional experts out of their hidey-holes.
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    Serious Leaders Are Committed, Consistent and Patient

    Sept. 27, 2024
    It’s more about fostering behaviors and creating the right environment than focusing entirely on results.
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    Continuous Improvement

    Toyota's Brett Wood: Continuous Improvement and Talent Management

    Sept. 24, 2024
    Toyota Material Handling CEO Brett Wood spoke at IndustryWeek's Operations Leadership Summit in June in Indianapolis.
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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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    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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    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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    Lean Manufacturing: It's Still All About People, Darnit!

    July 26, 2024
    A lively panel discussion featuring Sarah Tilkens, Carl Livesay and Dave Rizzardo focused on getting the most out of people by listening to them and understanding them.
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    Developing Problem Solvers for Operational Excellence

    June 17, 2024
    GE Healthcare’s Sarah Tilkens shares some thoughts on problem solving in advance of her presentation at the IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit this month.
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    Frontline Leaders Are Critical to Change Initiatives. So Why Are They Often an Afterthought?

    June 7, 2024
    A continuous improvement director looks at the reasons behind middle and lower-level managers’ resistance to change, and shares insights on how to turn that around.