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'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.  Click on the Conferences and Events tabs above for information on all of our educational opportunities or join AME and start receiving the many benefits of membership including our award-winning Target magazine.

Our Vision is to be recognized throughout North America as the professional organization where its members, primarily from manufacturers, can learn to add ever-greater value for customers and stakeholders.

Our Mission is to inspire commitment to enterprise excellence through shared learning and access to best practices, so members can personally succeed and help drive their company’s success.