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Provides information on the 1000 world's largest companies. Exxon Mobil Corp.; General Motors Corp.; BP PLC.

Discusses the business strategy and practices adopted by computer-memory manufacturer Kingston Technology Co. Creation and development of the company; Efforts made by the company to develop relationships with clients and employees; Factors contributing to the positive perceptions of the family name, Kingston.

Lists the works of several corporate crusaders from different companies to help curtail crime, foster culture and improve communities worldwide. Employees that can be considered as corporate crusaders; How Honeywell Inc. developed a program to decrease the crime rate in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Highlights of the Future New Employee Training program of Eaton Corporation's Navy Controls Division; Program for education embarked on b Natura Cosmeticos SA in Brazil.

Presents information on the eight world-class manufacturing communities. Detroit, Michigan; Kokomo, Indiana; Osaka, Japan; Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Features the world's 100 best-managed companies according to the `Industry Week' magazine as of August 19, 1996. Name of companies; Company background; Business operations.

Reports on Figgie International and John P. Reilly's work to turn around the company from a losing conglomerate to a focused company. Ridding the company of unprofitable operations as initial step; Reduction of corporate staff; Reduction of debt while retaining significant cash on hand for the operation of the remaining firms; Remaining businesses; Interstate Electronics Corp.; Scott Aviation. INSET: The survivors..

Focuses on the role of chief executive officer Ken Melrose in the growth of his Bloomington, Minnesota-based Toro Co. Creation of corporate culture; Description of a servant leadership; Cultivation of personal goal-setting in a principle-based climate.

Presents the results of the 2002 Value-Chain Survey of 'IndustryWeek' magazine among U.S. manufacturers regarding the role of customers in new product development. Factors that contributed to product development strategies; Reason for the failure or delay of new-product launches; Success rate of new products.

Reports on the bankruptcy of LTV Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio. Factors that contributed to the business failure; Actions taken by steelworkers from Cleveland to demonstrate their solidarity; Impact of the incident on the chairman and chief executive officer of LTV, Michael R. White.

Presents a matching-type quiz in which one is asked to locate the headquarters of 11 manufacturing facilities.

Explains the methodology used by `Industry Week' in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (D&B) and its associated companies to produce the `IndustryWeek 1000, the list that spotlights and ranks the world's top publicly held manufacturing companies. Role of D&B's Moody's Investors Service and Dun Bradstreet Information Services (DBIS); Acquisition of data for the project; Expansion of the scope of business.

Profiles International Paper chairman and chief executive officer, John Georges. Philosophy of Georges on his management of the company; Success of the company in the paper industry; Insistence of Georges on the truth about company developments.

Discusses corporate ethics and world-class citizenship in the U.S. Reasons for the evaluation of corporations; Information on scandals that affected the confidence of stakeholders and business leaders; Purpose of corporate sustainability report.

Describes the manufacturing process of Webcraft, a direct-marketing service of Vertis Inc. Approach used in mailers; List of clients; Reasons for the outstanding record of performance; Key to success.

Features Patrick Gnazzo, vice president of business practices at United Technologies Corp. Career background of Gnazzo; Responsibilities of Gnazzo at the company; Information on the Code of Ethics of the company.

Reports on the decision of Ford Motor Co. to produce its Ford Escape sport-utility vehicle at the company's Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. Reason behind the decision of the automobile manufacturer; Details on the production strategy of Ford; Background on the Ohio Assembly Plant of Ford.