The Association for Manufacturing Excellence provides resources and training focused on continuous improvement and enterprise excellence in manufacturing.

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) | 12,893 followers on LinkedIn. Our mission is to inspire a commitment to enterprise excellence by bringing people together to share, learn and grow. | The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit of excellence. Whether looking to learn about lean manufacturing or one of the continuous improvement tools like value stream mapping, kaizen, lean supply chain, lean new product development, lean accounting, or leadership of lean transformation you&#39;ve come to the right place.

AME is practitioner based which means our events and workshops are hands-on and taught by others who have “been there” and want to share their experiences.

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"AME honors the men and women who have served in our armed forces. They shared a commitment to protect our freedom. For this, we owe them our gratitude. We are dedicated to fostering a society that can continuously improve the support, recognition and opportunities available to them," Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey shares in this week's CEO newsletter. "As we celebrate and reflect on Veterans Day, we should also consider how we can advocate for policies and programs that support veterans and their families. As continuous improvement professionals, this is an opportunity to look for better ways to recognize all they have given for our freedom." Sending a belated happy Veterans Day to our Veterans! Read the full letter here: https://lnkd.in/gme2_JnW #AME #CEOletter #CEO #VeteransDay #continuousimprovement #continuousimprovementprofessionals

"I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what an incredible experience our AME Atlanta 2024 International Conference was," shared Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey in her CEO newsletter. "From the inspiring sessions, the incredible tours, the informative workshops, the awesome keynotes and the valuable connections made, it truly exceeded all expectations. It was a joy to see so many of you. Our time in Atlanta was filled with meaningful discussions, shared learning and wonderful memories that will undoubtedly shape our future. We truly were able to Connect, Evolve and Transform." Read the full letter here: https://lnkd.in/gqU3A_zg

Happy HalloLEAN!!! 🎃 Thank you to our closing keynote Daniel Valente for speaking on improving engineering efficiency for individuals, teams and organizations. This afternoon, we ended our conference with the AME clap out, and we wish you all safe travels back home. Thank you for spending the week with us connecting, evolving and transforming in Atlanta! #AME40th #AMEConference #AMEAtlanta #AMEis40 Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey Sara O'Hara Barbara Clayton Desiree Dolecki, CMP Jessi Elder Diem Lewis Dr. William Harvey, RBLP-T, CMQ/OE Kevin Bennett GAICD Ellen Sieminski Michael Bremer Ryan Zeng, CSSBB, LSC, PgMP Christopher Morgan

After Jon Colby infected everyone in attendance with a Zombie virus this morning, Alison Jones took the stage. She inspired leaders to ask deeper questions and utilize six minutes of exploratory writing to allow people with quieter voices to get their uninfluenced inner thoughts and ideas out before they reach for AI to do the thinking for them. Joye Purser CISSP PhD , 2023 ISC2 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in Cybersecurity, raised awareness and educated manufacturers in the room about the criticality of beating threats to their organization's physical security and cybersecurity, which intrinsically intersect. #AME40th #AMEConference #AMEAtlanta #AMEis40 Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey Desiree Dolecki, CMP Barbara Clayton Sara O'Hara Jessi Elder Billy Ray Taylor Jeff Fuchs

AME Atlanta 2024 sessions have stimulated many "aha" moments and critical takeaways for attendees to bring back to their organizations. 🌟 The AME Emerging Leaders capstone inspired essential transformation within AME's approach to membership engagement and outreach. 🌟 AME Consortia's "Moving from surviving to thriving in rapidly changing times" captured new interest and ideas for expansion thanks to Dale Gehring . 🌟 Dr. Latitia McCane engaged her audience in her session, "Leading with emotional intelligence" with an insightful quiz. Her encouragement to share results inspired connection and solutions. 🌟 The session, "Nurturing talent and elevating performance" led by Melanie Buck promoted ideas around healthy evolution within the workforce. Anyone else feeling inspired and thoughtful as we soak in the last day of the conference? Don't forget to share your conference photos on LinkedIn today! #AME40th #AMEConference #AMEAtlanta #AMEis40 Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey Desiree Dolecki, CMP Sara O'Hara Barbara Clayton Jessi Elder Chelsea Davis Lucas Crider Kaitlyn Rice Joshua Buchanan Rebecca Jenkins William Burns Anna Fisher Priyank Mehta

AME Atlanta is off to a great start this morning! Michael Bremer shared his insights to help leaders learn to “see the invisible” during his workshop this morning, which led to several engaging discussions among the leaders who attended. What a terrific way to kick off #AMEAtlanta . The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)

Brian Hirschfeld

🎉 Day 1 at the The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) USA 2024 Conference - Atlanta! 🚀 What a fantastic start! Day 1 kicked off with enthusiasm, meeting friends old and new, and diving straight into inspiring sessions and hands-on learning. The site tour schedule is always a highlight and major draw card for AME members, with site tours happening all week. We were fortunate today to attend a tour at Mitsubishi Electric Trane US , where they openly shared insights into their lean journey. Some highlights: - An insight into the company's journey of continuous improvement over the years. - Incredibly open, knowledgeable team showcasing how they leverage MDI (Managing for Daily Improvement) boards across every department—from warehouse to customer service and even IT. - Discussion into how the company builds alignment and maintains operational excellence through its training and accreditation program. The conference is buzzing with energy, thanks to the blend of practical site tours, dynamic sessions, and opportunities to connect. We wrapped up the day by attending the Welcome Reception, and headed out to a basketball game with fellow AME members—a great way to unwind together after a full day of learning! Looking forward to sharing more insights and experiences from fellow Aussie members and volunteers here with us over the next few days! The mix of tours, sessions, and networking here in Atlanta is proving to be invaluable. ** Photos include long-time friend of AME Darril Wilburn , Sabrina McCorvey, MBA, LSSMBB and her wonderful team hosting us at Mitsubishi Electric Trane US , and experiencing local events in town with fellow AME delegates! Laura Robertson Rebecca Michalik GAICD AME Australia

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It’s great to be at Association for Manufacturing Excellence International with our friends from the St. Louis metro area to “Connect. Transform. Evolve.” in advanced manufacturing! Looking forward to seeing all of our friends and more new partners for AME in October 2025 in St. Louis. The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Cambridge Air Solutions Clemco Industries Corp. Commercial Electronics, Inc Hunter Engineering Company PLM Companies Woodard Cleaning & Restoration Greater St. Louis, Inc. #AMICSTL #AdvancedManufacturing #Conference #AME #Innovation #STL #ATL #Partnership

Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis (AMICSTL)

2 weeks, 2 conferences! This week I'm joined in Atlanta by Jim Mikulski , Ishan Sellahewa & Candice Hyde representing our friends at Nintex 3rd year now at the The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) conference, and it never disappoints! #AME #AMEConference #AME40th #AMEAtlanta #AMEis40

Jordan Squire

What a fun day introducing a couple of The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) participants to how we combined #Lean with #TOC , #6Sigma and #MRP to create a new pull-based operating model that stabilizes planning. We have connected with so many great lean and TOC people. Well done AME on a great conference. One complaint: next time, can there be less amazing food! b2wise SAPICS SAPIX Solutions GOLDRADT Demand Driven Institute Citwell

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