Operations

Data Driven: Manufacturing Performance Metrics from the IndustryWeek Best Plants

Nov. 6, 2017

Curious how your manufacturing operations data stack up against top performers? We'll show you.

We all know that benchmarking data can be hard to come by. That's why IndustryWeek is sharing with you a taste of the performances reported by our 2012 to 2016 IW Best Plants winners and finalists. For the unfamiliar, the IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards competition is our annual salute to manufacturing excellence across North America.

If you want more than a taste of these data, download our latest IndustryWeek Best Plants Statistical Report, which contains expanded information in topics such as quality, competitiveness, management practices and shop-floor metrics.

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.