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In the Spotlight: 2011 Best Plants Conference Slideshow

April 12, 2011

Operational excellence commands center stage at IW's Best Plants Conference.

Atlanta rolled out its famous Southern hospitality in early April for IndustryWeek's 2011 Best Plants Conference. Attendees were met with blue skies, pleasant temperatures and a jam-packed schedule of events designed to ignite the fires of operational excellence. Eight manufacturing facilities welcomed attendees to their plant floors. Five keynote speakers, two workshops and more than 30 conference sessions delivered a world of inspiration and education. Solutions Hall provided an intimate setting for attendees to meet with exhibitors, and networking opportunities included an evening at Turner Field. The home of the Atlanta Braves was decked out with food, drink, dancing, and pitching and batting cages -- providing both opportunities to relax or indulge the competitive spirit. Most importantly, the 2010 IndustryWeek Best Plants winners shared their inspirational stories with attendees and elicited enthusiastic applause during a formal awards ceremony.

Plan now to attend the 2012 IW Best Plants Conference, slated for April 23-25, 2012, in Indianapolis.

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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.

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