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The Year in Lean and Continuous Improvement: Top Reads of 2021

Jan. 6, 2022

From skewering just-in-time principles to examining the characteristics of a problem-solving culture, the breadth of discussion was wide-ranging and thought-provoking.

Jill Jusko

IndustryWeek shared a wealth of content in 2021 that explored the topics of lean and continuous improvement. From skewering just-in-time principles to examining the characteristics of a problem-solving culture, the breadth of discussion was wide-ranging and thought-provoking.

In this gallery, we share a dozen of the most-read articles on the topics of lean and continuous improvement published in 2021, and encourage you to explore this content.

We also look forward to bringing our IndustryWeek manufacturing community more great content on these topics in 2022. Enjoy.

About the Author

Jill Jusko

Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.