Five companies with more than 1,000 employees stood out to this year’s Fast Company judges.
Winner: Zebra Technologies
Lincolnshire, IL
By implementing the process-improvement methodology Lean Six Sigma (LSS) across 18 manufacturing sites, the mobile computing company says it has saved more than $85 million since 2015, including $15.8 million last year alone. All associates are trained in LSS principles, and last year frontline operators submitted approximately 4,000 suggestions to improve processes. Zebra invests about 10% of annual sales back into R&D and has more than 5,000 patents in its portfolio, with another 1,500 pending.
Finalists:
Alex Lee, Hickory, NC
Expedia Group, Seattle
LG Electronics, Seoul
Trimble, Westminster, CO
This story is part of Fast Company‘s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023. Explore the full list of companies that are leading incubators of internal innovation talent.
