Continuous Improvement

News, insights and best practices in continuous improvement for manufacturing leaders. Find information on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other improvement initiatives.

Highlights

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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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Some Managers Just Can’t Get Lean

Jan. 19, 2024
Though professing a commitment to continuous improvement, they never really grasp what it’s all about.
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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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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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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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IndustryWeek to Launch 2024 Operations Leadership Summit

Nov. 9, 2023
The 3-day conference in June in Indianapolis will focus on continuous improvement, manufacturing best practices, workforce issues and terrific technology implementations.
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Better Continuous Improvement Through GAPS: Go See, Ask, Pause, Study

Oct. 17, 2023
Four consistent habits that effective leaders practice to foster greater engagement and problem-solving
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The Productivity Imperative: Companies Sharpen Their Focus on Continuous Improvement

Oct. 16, 2023
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