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IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Traci Purdum	Customer Relations: Combating Failure With Knowledge In an effort to educate customers about its seat belt retractors, buckles and height adjusters, TRW OSS Mexican Operations, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has implemented a teaching curriculum called Seatbelt 101.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	Taking A Stake In Safety Instead of identifying employees as part of the problem, the safest plants make them part of the solution.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Continental Crusaders Here's proof that you can succeed at manufacturing in North America -- and we'll even tell you how.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 John Teresko	General Cable - Indianapolis Compounds: IW Best Plants Profile 2007 Continuing A Winning Culture: General Cable's achievements derive from a workplace culture bent on maximizing Six Sigma and lean.
IndustryWeek December 15, 2010	American Axle & Manufacturing - Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Driving Home the Benefits of Productivity: World-class manufacturing systems and employee involvement enable AAM's Three Rivers plant to win new business.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Jill Jusko	2008 IW Best Plants Winners: Winning Ways IndustryWeek's 2008 Best Plants winners make excellence an everyday event. Read on for the full list.
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009	General Cable Corp. - Altoona Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2009 Competing With the World: With savvy market moves and a passion for continuous improvement, the General Cable Altoona plant is meeting the competition head on and winning.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Long-Term Commitments Practices and performances validate world-class manufacturing facilities.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Blue Bird North Georgia: IW Best Plants Profile 2007 "Doing it right the first time" transforms bus maker Blue Bird North Georgia.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	General Cable Corp.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Lean, Six Sigma and a remarkable work ethic make the real difference at the cable-maker's Saskatchewan plant.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	2011 IW Best Plants Winners: The Best Never Rest IndustryWeek's 2011 Best Plants winners pursue operational excellence with a determination that is both endless and relentless.
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IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	IW Best Plants 2007 -- Models of Success 2007's Best Plants deliver many routes to operational excellence.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Geri Smith	Mexico's Carmakers in a Ditch Three-quarters of Mexican-made vehicles are exported to the U.S., largely by Detroit's 'Big Three' and by German giant Volkswagen. But now, Mexican auto plants are reeling from disastrous U.S. sales. Can they get rolling again?
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 Mark Thackeray	The Big Picture: Leadership Insights from the IW Best Plants -- Don't Check Your Brain At The Door... You'll Need It Staying mentally tuned-in is critical to General Cable's accomplishments and future success.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	IW Best Plants 2006 -- High Achievers IndustryWeek's 2006 Best Plants' devotion to excellence in manufacturing drives winning performances.
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IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Nick Zubko	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.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 Jill Jusko	In Good Company IndustryWeek's 2005 Best Plants finalists demonstrate diversity and a wealth of common characteristics
IndustryWeek October 1, 2002 David Drickhamer	Straight To The Top Executive support strengthens improvement initiatives at North America's stellar plants.
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009	Philips Respironics: IW Best Plants Profile 2009 Working Hard So Others Can Breathe Easy: Philips Respironics' meticulous attention to production results in healthcare products patients can rely on.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Faster But Not Better Improved manufacturing times don't always result in comparable cost reductions.
IndustryWeek April 30, 2010	Violence in Mexico Puts Plants on Guard Manufacturers take steps to protect workers and expatriates from potential dangers.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	Aging Assets: Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing Manufacturers coping with aging plants and sagging performance have to decide whether to repair or relocate.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	EPA Gives 17 Plants Star Billing Nine auto plants are among first-time winners of energy-efficiency award.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Jonathan Katz	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.
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IndustryWeek February 15, 2012 Jill Jusko	IndustryWeek's Best Plants: Share Your Manufacturing Excellence Dozens of small improvements have driven big gains at L.B. Foster Co., Allegheny Rail Products, a manufacturer of insulated rail joints located in Pueblo, Colo.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 George Taninecz	Thomas & Betts Corp.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Even Better: New expectations, goals and classic lean practices lead the electrical outlet and conduit box maker to world-class performance.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Partially Made In China Most U.S. industries are making China a cog in their supply chain -- even while many manufacturers in those sectors are losing sales and profits to the Chinese.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2002 David Drickhamer	Aim High Not to confuse effort with results, but at the most basic level, North America's best manufacturers are simply doing more.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Prevent Defense Take plant environments into account before performing preventive maintenance.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2003 George Taninecz	Road To Excellence IndustryWeek's 2003 Best Plants finalists' journey to world-class status follows a disciplined approach and resources dedicated to improvement.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 John Garippa	Aging Industrial Plants Worthy of a Tax Discount While it may have been costly to build industrial plants, no evidence exists that the facilities would ever sell for the same use. For tax assessment purposes, taxing authorities must not look to the current use of the property. Rather, their focus must be on the market value in exchange.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012 Pat Panchak	Making Manufacturing a Competitive Advantage How Industry Week Best Plants winners leverage production to boost the bottom line.
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IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	IW Best Plants Program: In Search of Excellence Nominations are now open for an annual salute to outstanding manufacturing facilities in North America.
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