• FACTORY OF THE YEAR
  • Excellence in the factory
  • Strong KPIs and improvement dynamics in all performance dimensions
• GEO Award
  • Excellence along the entire value chain
  • High value generation
• Excellent transformation: location
  • Continuous site development
  • Investments in future technologies
  • Employee development
• Excellent series production
  • Lean management - streamlined processes
  • Short throughput times
  • High delivery performance
• Excellent small series production
  • Mastering complexity
  • "Make to order" or "Engineer to order"
• Excellent transformation: digitalization
  • Targeted use of digitalization solutions to increase efficiency

All participants receive a detailed, confidential evaluation in the form of a feedback report, which provides them with confidential information about their position in the competition and points out possible potential for improvement.

Based on the key figures from the completed questionnaires, the top group of participating companies is determined and visited by an experienced Kearney audit team. The competition jury, which is made up of renowned experts from industry and science, then selects the winners based on the questionnaire and the insights gained on site.

Participating companies fill out a detailed questionnaire. The questionnaire asks for quantitative and qualitative information on typical factory performance data on all topics along the value chain.

By the end of June. The congress will take place the following year.

No, participation in the competition is free of charge.

The competition jury, which is made up of renowned experts from industry and science, selects the winners based on the questionnaire and the audit team's findings on site. The jury's feedback points out potential areas for improvement that your company can utilize.