Advanced Manufacturing on the Move

摘要

Participants in IndustryWeek's Excellence in Action plant tours got a first-hand look at how world-class manufacturers are using advanced technology and lean techniques to make their operations competitive and efficient. The tours, an extension of IW's Best Plants conference, took place at General Motors Co.'s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, Caterpillar Forest Products' LaGrange, Ga., assembly facility and BMW's Spar-tanburg, S.C., plant.