IndustryWeek Continuous Improvement

Modeling Processes the Monte Carlo Way

This risk-management method simulates thousands of trial runs, using random values for each factor.

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PPP and SMEs: Are Small Manufacturers Finally Getting the Attention They Deserve?

COVID-19 has shifted national attention and government dollars to the shops critical to our economic health. Will it make a difference? We want to hear from you.

Restarting Operations: A Template for Safety Practices and Protocols

Making sure everyone is on the same page as they return from COVID-19 shutdowns.

Small Suppliers Are in Peril (and It's Not Getting Any Easier)

What OEMs refer to as "lean" is often actually "anorexic."

A Toyota Way Teachable Moment

From the IW archives: The pandemic has forced people to come together with passion, a common focus and new respect for scientific thinking.

The Coronavirus Crisis: What Manufacturers are Saying – and Doing

IndustryWeek conducted a survey to collect specific tactics and practices manufacturing leadership is using to maintain safety and productivity. Here is what we discovered.

Lean and continuous improvement have been core pillars of IndustryWeek's manufacturing coverage for decades. We have wrapped up some of our most potent and insightful CI pieces for you here.

Change Management and Lean Transformation

Change management strategies are often based on flawed assumptions which can lead to self destruction.

Five Lessons from High-Performing Lean Teams

What do these organizations have in common? How have they integrated lean and matured alongside it?