Lean, Continuous Improvement Strategies Take Center Stage at the 2014 IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference

April 10, 2014

Manufacturing operations executives will discover the successful strategies from manufacturers who are the best of the best, the winners of the IW Best Plants Award program.

Patricia Panchak

It's no secret that leading edge strategies in lean and continuous improvement can propel manufacturing businesses past their competition, but what's the secret sauce that makes those strategies successful?

Find out from the best of the best, the winners of the IW Best Plants Award program and other manufacturing thought leaders at the 2014 IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference. Held in Milwaukee from May 5 to 7, the popular annual event, IW's annual salute to outstanding North American manufacturing facilities, provides manufacturing business leaders a one-stop shop for taking continuous improvement to the next level.

Page through this gallery to see what we have in store for you.

Find out what you can learn at the IW Best Plants Conference and via information about the IW Best Plants Winners.

View more slide show galleries:
2013 IndustryWeek Best Plants Winners [SLIDESHOW]
How IW Best Plants Engage Employees [SLIDESHOW]
2013 IW Best Plants Conference: Operational Excellence Energized [SLIDESHOW]
Watch the videos:
Vermeer CEO Mary Andringa on 'How to Build a Culture of Lean'
How to Create a Culture of Engagement that Drives Operational Excellence: Raymond Floyd, Sr. VP of Suncor Energy
Read the articles:
2013 IW Best Plants Winners: Peak Performers
6 Steps to Empowering Workers to Create Change within Your Organization

About the Author

Patricia Panchak | Patricia Panchak, Former Editor-in-Chief

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In her commentary and reporting for IndustryWeek, Editor-in-Chief Patricia Panchak covers world-class manufacturing industry strategies, best practices and public policy issues that affect manufacturers’ competitiveness. She delivers news and analysis—and reports the trends--in tax, trade and labor policy; federal, state and local government agencies and programs; and judicial, executive and legislative actions. As well, she shares case studies about how manufacturing executives can capitalize on the latest best practices to cut costs, boost productivity and increase profits.

As editor, she directs the strategic development of all IW editorial products, including the magazine, IndustryWeek.com, research and information products, and executive conferences.

An award-winning editor, Panchak received the 2004 Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award for Signed Commentary and helped her staff earn the 2004 Neal Award for Subject-Related Series. She also has earned the American Business Media’s Midwest Award for Editorial Courage and Integrity.

Patricia holds bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and English from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in Journalism from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She lives in Cleveland Hts., Ohio, with her family.