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Jill Jusko

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As seen in: IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Plant Services, New Equipment Digest
IndustryWeek executive editor, covering operations. Coordinator of the Best Plants competition. A fan of manufacturing. jjusko@industryweek.com
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Senior Editor Jill Jusko covers strategies and best practices in manufacturing operations leadership. Her coverage of operations excellence spotlights companies who have achieved world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Program and Conference, which annually recognizes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.

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Exploring Lean and Six Sigma Myths: Lean Only Apples to Manufacturing

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By Jill Jusko Verified
| IndustryWeek Verified
Ignore the naysayers who say lean only applies to manufacturing. Ignore, as well, the ones who take it even further, saying lean applies only to high-volume manufacturing. They’re simply wrong. So say the hosts of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement in the second of their podcast series exploring myths surrounding lean and Six Sigma.
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Exploring Lean Myths—Myth 1: Lean Is Easier to Implement Outside of the United States

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By Jill Jusko Verified
| IndustryWeek Verified
“It’s harder to do lean in the United States than it is in other parts of the world.” Over the years, many organizations have tossed out that message to explain why their lean implementation is struggling or has failed in the U.S. while stories of success emerge from other global locations. But is it true? Is it easier to do lean outside of the United States? Or outside of North America? Or is it a myth?
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Has Your Lean Initiative Disconnected From Its Original Purpose? That's a Warning Sign

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By Jill Jusko Verified
| IndustryWeek Verified
Do you remember the original purpose for embarking on a lean initiative? Can your employees articulate that purpose? Are the steps your organization is taking, or the moves you’re making, designed to achieve that original mission or have they drifted off course? If the answer to any of these three questions is “no,” then your lean initiative may be in trouble.
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