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    Production operations strategy, news and best practices for manufacturing professionals. Find the information you need to build a better production floor.

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    IndustryWeek
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    June 27, 2025
    In this podcast pulled from our Production Pulse livestream series, editors discuss the challenges of keeping workers safe and lights on when temperatures rise.
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    Learn what works and doesn’t work in lean, Six Sigma and team-based operational excellence.
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    ... and more stories of empowering employees to deduce root causes on the plant floor.
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    Advanced technology can detect and analyze much finer data points, finding problems well before they hit.
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    June 3, 2025
    True clarity comes from directly engaging with the shop floor, where value creation coexists with real challenges.

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