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Revitalization of North American Manufacturing
Conference

Share – Learn – Grow in San Antonio

SAN
ANTONIO—April 15, 2013—Manufacturers from across North America will be
gathering at the Marriott River Walk Hotel in San Antonio on April 15^th,
for the “Revitalization of North American Manufacturing Conference.”    Facing a critical period in domestic manufacturing
history, conference attendees will learn:  How manufacturing in North America can lead to
greater success in world markets; how fellow manufacturing practitioners
overcame their challenges to achieve amazing gains through their people,
processes and partners; and how to calculate the total cost of moving
production offshore versus making it here at home.

The San Antonio conference includes plant
tours, collaborative workshops, highly-focused training sessions and an
impressive lineup of keynote speakers, including:

• Jerry
  Bussell – Developing Effective Lean Leaders to Revitalize Manufacturing in
  North America.  Jerry Bussell is a hands-on expert in lean
  leadership practices.  He is the
  executive advisor to Knowledge Services and president of Bussell Lean
  Associates, and has held management positions in many major American companies
  such as Bristol Myers, Squib and Kraft Foods. 
  Bussell states that it is going to take the right kind of leaders to
  rebuild and grow North American manufacturing – leaders with the proper
  character traits and skill sets.  By
  developing these leaders throughout our organizations we can compete nationally
  and globally.
• Art Byrne
  – Using Lean to Turnaround Any Company. 
  Art Byrne’s book, The Lean Turnaround,
  provides clear strategies for lean manufacturing implementation.  Byrne says the industry needs leaders who use
  lean principles to revitalize manufacturing and deliver greater value to
  customers.  He has used his lean
  strategies to turnaround more than 30 companies in 14 different countries and
  was recently inducted into IndustryWeek
  magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame.
• Drew
  Greenblatt – Beyond Bagels:  How a Basket
  Company Remade Itself Through “Quality Engineering Quick.”  Recognized as a leading spokesman for small
  business manufacturing, Drew Greenblatt is a Fox Small Business All Star and
  has been written about in The New York
  Times, Washington Post and Wall
  Street Journal.  Greenblatt serves as
  an executive board member of the National Association of Manufacturers.
• Kellie
  Johnson – The Digitization of American Manufacturing:  Revitalizing Manufacturing Careers with
  Animation.  Kellie Johnson is
  President of ACE Clearwater Enterprises and serves as
  an executive board member of the National Association of
  Manufacturers.  ACE Clearwater, through
  the use of CG animation is helping America maintain its competitive advantage.
• Alvin Law
  – There’s No Such Word As “Can’t.” 
  Alvin Law is one of Canada’s most highly-sought-after motivational
  speakers and travels throughout Canada, the U.S. and the world.  Law will be discussing his proven strategies
  for enhancing and sustaining employee production and job satisfaction.
• Harry
  Moser – To Offshore or Reshore:  How to
  Objectively Decide.  Many employers
  want to keep jobs in North America but don’t think they can afford it.  Moser, Manufacturing Hall of Fame member,
  knows that the opposite is true, and will provide great insights about how jobs
  are already returning home.

For more information on the “Revitalization of North
American Manufacturing Conference” and to
register, visit www.amesanantonio.org
or contact Veronica Ceaser at vceaser@ame.org
or call her at (224) 232-5980, ext. 223. 
Save 15% on groups of 15 or more.

About
the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence
(AME) is the premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to the journey of
continuous improvement and enterprise excellence.  AME’s membership is composed of a trusted
network of volunteers who are committed to leveraging the
practitioner-to-practitioner and company-to-company shared-learning experience.  Through engaging workshops, seminars and
plant tours, and industry-leading conferences, AME members are continually
discovering and implementing new continuous improvement strategies and best
practices.  AME offers its members a
multitude of valuable resources to help them stay abreast of current industry
developments, and improve the skills, competitiveness, and overall success of their
organizations.  Join AME in leading the
“Revitalization of Manufacturing in North America.”  For more information, visit www.ame.org or email info@ame.org.

Contact:  Scott Schiave

 Director of Marketing & Communications

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

224-232-5980 or sschiave@ame.org