The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)

"Reflecting on 2024, I want to thank you for your continued loyalty to AME. I remain forever grateful for the tremendous work our AME Home Team, volunteers, management team, regional and international boards, and members have contributed," Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey says in this week's CEO newsletter, where she reflects on this transformational year and shares the AME Home Team's wishes for 2025. Click on the link below to read the final #CEO newsletter of 2024! Happy holidays! We will see you in 2025! ✨

Are you a big a fan of The Goal, a book by Eli Goldratt? AME and Goldratt Consulting are partnering to offer this amazing body of knowledge to you starting in January. What a great way to kick off the new year! Bart Reimer Jon Vrzal Laurie Stoveken Richard Wiltse

"A plaque in my office reminds me to focus my energy on the things that I can control: my attitude, my words, my responses, where I direct my energy, my beliefs, the choices I make and self-care," Kimberlee (Kim) Humphrey shares in her latest CEO newsletter. "It also reminds me of the things I cannot control: other people's beliefs, decisions, opinions and thoughts. Oh, and the weather." Read the full letter about focusing on what you can control and prioritizing a healthy work-life balance at the link below! #AME #CEOletter #CEO #continuousimprovement #selfcare #worklifebalance #continuousimprovementprofessionals #peoplecentricleadership #leadershiptips

It’s not ALL work at AME! This week, The AME Home Team is celebrating Spirit Week 🎅🤶🎄🎁 We're a fully remote team, so our Fun Committee (Sara O'Hara!) loves to get creative so we can deepen our connection with one another. This year, our virtual holiday celebrations include: ✨ Daily matching Christmassy Zoom backgrounds ✨ Fun outfits like our ugly Christmas sweaters featured in this photo! ✨ Holiday-themed games like Mad Libs and Scattergories ✨ A team-building event and class: Building a Terrarium! ✨ Sharing nostalgic holiday stories and watching cozy videos ✨ Holiday house tours, where we share photos of our decorations🎄 ✨ Door Dash deliveries 🍴😋 Thanks, Kim! Feel free to take some of these ideas back to your workplace to bring your home team closer around the holidays. Happy Spirit Week! ✨ #AME #HomeTeam #holidaycelebrations #remoteworkplace #connection #coworkers #teambuilding #teambuildingactivities Barbara Clayton Desiree Dolecki, CMP Jessi Elder

"Compassion is key to human-centered leadership. Leading with a strong sense of purpose and alignment is essential for organizations," Kimberlee (Kim) H. shares in her latest CEO newsletter. "This sounds like a family, doesn’t it? When we put people first, everyone succeeds. Leaders have a responsibility to serve their employees, building relationships rooted in trust and mutual respect." Read her full letter about people-centric leadership and treating your work family with dignity and care here: https://lnkd.in/gAJZcRNf #AME #CEOletter #CEO #compassionateleaders #continuousimprovement #continuousimprovementprofessionals #peoplecentricleadership

🏆 Celebrating Excellence in Manufacturing🏆 The #AMEExcellenceAward is a prestigious program that recognizes and honors organizations that embody enterprise-wide #continuousimprovement, #leanpractices, and their commitment to #operationalexcellence and #workforce engagement. This year's recipients have demonstrated what it truly means to strive for world-class performance while fostering a culture of #innovation, #collaboration and continuous learning. Their journey inspires us all to reach for higher standards. We’re thrilled to spotlight Flex in Zhuhai, China as an exemplary leader in highly effective improvement practices. Their incredible experience with the AME Excellence Award process. "The 40+ hours of training provided by your team ensured our employees understood the assessment criteria, could identify gaps and leveraged existing strengths effectively," shared Karen Jiao, Flex's general manager. "The diligent preparation by our team — covering procedures, audits and simulations — strengthened our ability to showcase achievements and address improvement areas. The crossover visiting to little fuse allowed us to exchange cross-industry ideas and benchmark against their practices. Inspired by the assessments, we invested in digitalization initiatives that transformed our operational visibility and decision-making. We deeply appreciate the time, effort and resources AME dedicated from the assessments to the benchmarking opportunities and the Atlanta conference. Such an incredible experience!" 🎥 See their story come to life. Watch the #Flex AME Excellence Award video here: https://lnkd.in/eDzsH-yA 💻 Discover more about Flex and its award-winning achievements: https://flex.com/ 📘 Learn more about how your organization can achieve a higher degree of operational excellence: https://lnkd.in/eHZCKX6 👏 Join us in celebrating this organization for its dedication to improving not just its operations, but the customers it serves. Excellence is not a single destination point — it’s a continuous journey. YW Chan | Plant Manager Liming PENG | Director Program and Engineering Sze Yee Thong Ph.D | Director Global Business Excellence Jessica Anderson | Director Corporate Integrated Marketing and Communications Jacky Xu Michael Bremer | Vice President AME Excellence Award

🏆 Celebrating Excellence in Manufacturing🏆 The #AMEExcellenceAward is a prestigious program that recognizes and honors organizations that embody enterprise-wide #continuousimprovement, #leanpractices, and their commitment to #operationalexcellence and #workforce engagement. This year's recipients have demonstrated what it truly means to strive for world-class performance while fostering a culture of #innovation, #collaboration and continuous learning. Their journey inspires us all to reach for higher standards. We’re thrilled to showcase Kaas Tailored, located in Mukilteo, Washington, U.S.A., as an exemplary leader in highly effective improvement practices. “Having the AME assessors visit our site was the best learning experience our team has ever had. Their exceptional knowledge and the thoughtful way they asked questions made the process incredibly impactful. They’ve given us invaluable input and the opportunity to approach our journey with fresh perspective and renewed energy,” shared Jeff Kaas, president of Kaas Tailored. 💻 Discover more about Kaas Tailored and its award-winning achievements: https://kaastailored.com/ 📘 Learn more about how your organization can achieve a higher degree of operational excellence: https://lnkd.in/eHZCKX6 👏 Join us in celebrating this organization for its dedication to improving not just its operations, but the customers it serves. Excellence is not a single destination point — it’s a continuous journey. Tucker Kaas | Learning and Development Manager, Kaas Tailored Michael Bremer | Vice President AME Excellence Award, AME

"Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our blessings, and I am deeply thankful for this community’s dedication, innovation and collaboration," Kimberlee (Kim) H. shares in this week's CEO newsletter. "You make AME more than an organization — you make it a family." Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Share what you are grateful for this holiday in the comments. 🤎 Read the full letter at the link below. #AME #CEO #HappyThanksgiving #gratitude

"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) H. 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) H. 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