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    Continuous Improvement

    Timken's Approach to Continuous Improvement

    Oct. 1, 2024
    Marty Hallman, director of Bearing Operations at Timken, talks about how the global motion-and-drive company seeks operational excellence.
    IndustryWeek
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    Continuous Improvement

    Toyota's Brett Wood: Continuous Improvement and Talent Management

    Sept. 24, 2024
    Toyota Material Handling CEO Brett Wood spoke at IndustryWeek's Operations Leadership Summit in June in Indianapolis.
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    Talent

    Mental Health Literacy in Your Manufacturing Company Is a Win-Win

    Sept. 16, 2024
    Giving mental health the same attention as physical safety boosts employee morale and talent retention.
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    IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

    2024 IndustryWeek Best Plants: Two-Way Accountability Drives Excellence at Hoffer Plastics

    Sept. 16, 2024
    Family-owned Illinois company focuses on relationships—with employees, with suppliers, with the community, among its three CEOs—to drive operational excellence.
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    News

    Nippon Steel Announces Plan to Upgrade US Steel Plants

    Sept. 3, 2024
    The extra $1.3 billion would include capital investments to keep two operating U.S. Steel plants running.

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    Operations

    The 3 E's of TPS and How the Basics Never Go Out of Style

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    5 Best Practices for Boosting Lean Engagement

    Aug. 2, 2024
    An engaged workforce is the catalyst of continuous improvement success.