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2008 IW Best Plants Winners: Winning Ways
IndustryWeek's 2008 Best Plants winners make excellence an everyday event.
Baldor Electric Co./Weaverville Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Spreading Its Winning Ways: Baldor's Weaverville, N.C., plant is pushing lean/Six Sigma to its suppliers.
Baxter Mexico: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Lean Medical Marvel: Baxter Mexico transforms its production processes from the bottom up.
Cordis LLC: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Building Stability: A skilled workforce at medical-device maker Cordis LLC's Puerto Rico plant attracts new business during challenging times.
DST Output East LLC: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
All About Discipline: Technology drives DST Output East, while standardized processes keep it humming.
General Cable -- Manchester Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Mindful of the Surroundings: Historic architecture doesn't get in the way of world-class manufacturing at General Cable's Manchester, N.H., operation.
Greatbatch: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Leading with Lean: At Greatbatch, continuous improvement never takes a back seat.
Lockheed Martin Corp. MS2 Tactical Systems/Clearwater: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Hungry for Change: A 'survivor' mentality permeates the culture and drives improvement for
Lockheed Clearwater.
Nordson Swainsboro Assembly Facility: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
In the Rotation: Nordson Swainsboro enables continuous improvement through its cross-training program.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Empowering the Workforce: Employee engagement leads the way at Thermo Fisher Scientific's Marietta, Ohio, operations.
UT Electronic Controls: IW Best Plants Profile 2008
Achieving Competitive Excellence: Continuous improvement is UTEC's 'ACE in the hole.'
The Future Is Bright For Solar Energy
Photovoltaics and other alternative energy solutions offer economic and environmental advantages to manufacturers.
UL Product Certification
Best Practices for Photovoltaics
Alternative Energy As a Service
Switching to alternative energy sources doesn’t have to be a do-it-yourself project. For example, service providers such as Intrinergy can simplify the process by designing, implementing and operating the alternative energy source.
The Five Stages of RFID
As manufacturers come to accept the inevitability of RFID, they are also discovering some tangible benefits.
Just In Time -- The Big None
What would the world be like if the U.S. auto industry no longer existed?
The Competitive Edge -- Bridging the Divide Between Wall Street and Main Street
When it comes to helping U.S. manufacturers, President Obama’s first rule should be: Do no further harm.
More Highlights From the IW Excellence In Action Plant Tours
October and November saw the second half of IndustryWeek's in Excellence In Action plant tours, conducted in the Northeast and the Southeast. These tours are designed to allow attendees the chance to see operational excellence up-close and at work.
Fifty Years of Manufacturing Innovation
John Teresko, Sr. Editor at IndustryWeek, starting working at the magazine in 1958 when Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States.
Re-energizing Walkthroughs
Energy audits can identify low-cost opportunities to reduce waste.
The 'Soft Side' of Lean
Companies may be losing half their potential savings from lean programs when they overlook the need for leaders who are capable of implementing continuous-improvement plans.
Merger Meltdown: By the Numbers
In 2008 only 8 mergers with a value of $50 million or more were completed in Q3.
Lift Truck Progress: Cleaner, Greener, Smarter
Design trends boost lift truck efficiency in terms of productivity, emission control, safety and durability.
The Fuel Cell Future
The hot topic of the Industrial Truck Association is the setting of standards for a fuel cell future.
Crown's Fuel Cell Direction
A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells.
Are Your Prices Right?
Adjusting pricing strategies could help manufacturers survive the economic crisis.
ISM Addresses Equal Pay
Compensation disparities still prevalent for supply management professionals.
Market Watch For November 2008: Material Demand
Only three commodities up in price in November as many others continue to fall.
Manufacturers are Bearish on the Economy
Freight volumes are expected to decline in 2009.
Big Shifts Underway in Transportation
Many companies anticipate major increases in rail usage.
10 Supply Chain Initiatives to Survive and Thrive in this Downturn
Compete on service; fend off price concessions
3-D CAD Data Grows More Accessible
For manufacturers, that means less wasted time.
Myths of Innovation
Don't let them hinder business growth.
R&D Spending: By the Numbers
While the software industry spends 13.6% on R&D as a percentage of sales, the chemicals and energy sector spends only 1%.
Letters to the Editor For January 2009
Sustaining employees and companies
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