Last Updated: 01/06/2011*

IndustryWeek magazine has named Raytheon’s Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) in Andover, Mass., one of its Best Plants for 2010. The annual competition evaluates manufacturing facilities in multiple categories, including quality, on-time delivery, worker safety and focus on continuous improvement that will increase competitiveness and customer satisfaction. Entries are judged by a panel of IndustryWeek editors who solicit independent evaluations from manufacturing experts.

‘Everybody, Every Day’

“Continuous improvement is an ongoing journey for us,” said Dan Ryan, vice president of Operations and Integrated Supply Chain at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. “Our philosophy is 'everybody, every day.' Ideas from across all areas of the operation are essential for us to continue to increase our efficiency and capacity, while maintaining our quality.”
 
Since 2007, the Integrated Air Defense Center has achieved a six percent year-over-year increase in productivity and a reduction of manufacturing floor space requirements of 45,000 square feet. One of the center’s largest programs is the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. In the past two years, it has had a 100 percent on-time delivery and no customer rejections since 2005. Approximately 4,500 people work at the facility.

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