We Need Data: Our lead item in today's Continuous Improvement newsletter is our annual IndustryWeek tech survey results. You may ask what tech survey results have to do with continuous improvement, and I'm happy to tell you. It's all about data. Given the importance of data to improvement, I was surprised at the percentage of respondents who don't collect data digitally. Not that a technology assist to data collection is required; manual efforts may get the job done. But 31% of respondents said they don't collect any data digitally for analysis. Nearly a third. Is that third collecting it manually, or are they not collecting it at all? For the sake of continuous improvement, I hope it's more the former than the latter.
IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit: Don't forget to register for the IW Operations Leadership Summit, June 26-28, in Indianapolis. We have a continuous improvement track, plant tours and more. Get more information here: www.iwoperationssummit.com
— Jill Jusko
