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2005 Best Plants Conference Wrap-Up Conference News/Reports eProcurement: GlaxoSmithKline's Secret To Managing The Supply Chain Is it possible to ask 13,000 suppliers to register for an on-line bidding process? Just ask R. Gregg Brandyberry, vice president, procurement global systems and operations, GlaxoSmithKline... Read more. Maintenance Steps Into Leading Role In Rockwell Automatic's Power Lean Larry Skyes, lean product manager, Greenville, SC, Rockwell Automation, feels that the importance of maintenance in creating an efficient plant had been overlooked until "Power Lean" was created... Read more. Quality Is What The Customer Says Is Quality As a founding father on quality in manufacturing, Armand Feigenbaum, president and CEO of General Systems Co., has a unique view of the quality movement... Read more. 2004 Winners Video Presentations View IW's video salute to IndustryWeek's 2004 Best Plants winners. Testimonials from IW/AME Best Plants 2005 "My first experience was excellent. The entire event was well scheduled and the content was excellent." "I came away with dozens of ideas and found myself energized and ready to tackle new world-class challenges!" "This conference is key to interacting with others, sharing ideas and best practices!" "What outstanding presentations -- full of real, concrete examples of what was done. Easy flow, believable and enjoyable. Thanks. Great job!" "Many of the ideas I learned from this conference will be put into our Continuous Improvement 2006 plan." "The winner presentations were well organized and contained relevant, extensive content. Well done!" "I will recommend this conference to my co-workers. All of our operational leaders would surely benefit from this conference!" "I will recommend next year's conference unreservedly. The quality of the speakers, facility and resources were excellent." More From The 2005 Conference 2005 Program 2005 Speakers 2005 Presentations 2004 IW Best Plants Winners Represent The Following Companies Batesville Casket Co. The Boeing Co. Collins & Aikman Plastics Dana Corp. dj Orthopedics Guidant Puerto Rico Maytag Corp. Northrop Grumman Corp. Rockwell Automation TRW Automotive

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