IndustryWeek Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 12:52pm on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

IndustryWeek magazine announced the winners of its 2009 Best Plants Awards on December 16, 2009:

"Two facilities -- General Cable Corp. in Altoona, Pa., and Batesville Casket Co. in Manchester, Tenn. -- are previous IW Best Plants winners. The Altoona facility earned the distinction for the first time in 2003, while Batesville followed with a win in 2004. These plants are examples of manufacturers that have met among the toughest challenges in manufacturing excellence -- continuing to achieve high levels of excellence. As anyone engaged in continuous improvement can attest, pursuing excellence is one challenge, and maintaining excellence is quite another.

These four facilities, as well as the six others that comprise IndustryWeek's 2009 class of Best Plants winners, have achieved their success by pursuing excellence on multiple fronts. They use technology wisely. They ask for and accept the wisdom of their employees. They have leaders who do the right things, not simply say the right things. They engage with their suppliers and customers to drive gains up and down the value chain. And they don't relax in their efforts to improve."

For more information:
http://www.industryweek.com/

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 7:58am on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

IndustryWeek Selects 10 Manufacturers Into IW Hall Of Fame, the magazine announced on November 18, 2009:

IndustryWeek is the premiere publication serving executive and operations leaders in the manufacturing industry.

Through the IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IndustryWeek now is extending recognition to individual leaders in the manufacturing community whose vision, leadership, and legacy not only provided value to their individual organizations but also beneficially impacted the larger business community and our society.

2009 inductees include Lee Iacocca, Steve Jobs and Jack Welch.

The full story:
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/manufacturing_hall_of_fame_2009_the_inaugural_class_20442.aspx