“America Needs Manufacturing”
Paul G. Kuchuris, Jr., President
Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association
April 23, 2014
AME Background
Founded in 1985, AME is a 501(c3) (not-for-profit) association supporting the manufacturing sector in the pursuit of excellence through the facilitation of practitioner-to-practitioner learning.
AME operates in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.
AME Characteristics
• Strong Deployment Network - 9 active N/American Regions with 4,000 Individual members & 250+ corporate members.
• Events - Over 100 regional events annually plus
Champions Leadership Club, Award program & Target Magazine.
• Conferences - Annual International Conference held in the autumn plus
Periodic Regional conferences.• Powered by - talented & industry experienced 20 member Board, 10
member management team & 200 to 300 volunteers.• Consortia Network - 10 currently active in US plus
20 to 25 projected in the next 3 years.
Today’s Discussion
• Manufacturing challenges.
• What AME is doing to address those challenges.
• What the manufacturing community can do to assist in a revitalization of manufacturing.
Why Manufacturing?
“The Cornerstone of Our Economy”• Manufacturing jobs create a multitude of additional
jobs.• They are better paying stable jobs and provide a
higher standard of living ($77,000 average) .
• Manufacturing is the driver of productivity growth.• It is also a major financial contributor to the
economy.
For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.48 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier
effect of any economic sector.
For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.48 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier
effect of any economic sector.
Manufacturing Challenges
Manufacturing
Challenges
Manufacturing Challenges
• Operational efficiency– 20% cost burden for U.S. organizations.
– Overseas competition.
– Rapid pace of change (markets, products & services).
• Workforce– Skills gap – Open jobs & no skilled workers.
– Higher skills required in manufacturing.
– High school graduates are below literacy standards.
• Perception - Manufacturing is a low paying, dead-end career.
• Regulation
AME Strategic Direction
AME
Strategic Direction
AME Strategic Direction
VisionA Manufacturing Renaissance driven by People-Centric Leadership coupled with Enterprise Excellence.
MissionTo inspire commitment to Enterprise Excellence through Experiential Learning by bringing people together to Share, Learn and GROW.
AME Directional Pillars
• Enterprise Excellence• People-Centric Leadership.• Innovation.• Manufacturing as a Desirable
Career Path.
Enterprise Excellence“AME’s Focused Actions”
• Regional & national events to share CI best practices.
• Recognize excellence.• Champions Club• A network of local manufacturing consortia to
address continuous improvement issues.• Partner with key organizations to accelerate the
drive to excellence.
People-Centric Leadership“AME’s Focused Actions”
• CEO Summit• People-Centric Leadership Events.• Employee engagement events & workshops.• Holding P-C Leadership conferences.• Expanding the AME awards program.• Focus AME Champions Club on P-C leadership.
Innovation“AME’s Focused Actions”
• Identify innovative organizations & promote their activities.
• Conduct various innovation events & workshops that cultivate an environment of innovation.
• Publish various publications on innovation best practices.
Manufacturing as a Desirable Career Path“AME’s Focused Actions”
• Be a resource for information on skills gap.• Promote & involve students in manufacturing activity
(Adopt-a-School & Scholarship).• Partner with organizations to improve education, student
participation in STEM and literacy education programs.• Promote the hiring of Veterans – Vet-Strong.
Manufacturing Community
Role
Manufacturing Community Role
• Help promote and recognize manufacturing best practices & excellence.
• Support educational improvement initiatives.• Work with communities to foster an
environment receptive to manufacturing.• Promote manufacturing as a viable career.
Community Outreach Activities
• Promote Manufacturing Excellence:– Recognize excellence when it occurs.– Cultivate local manufacturing CI consortia groups.– Communicate with stakeholders & suppliers on what you need
to improve your operational efficiency.– Seek continuous improvement tools, resources & benchmarks.– Partner with local groups to drive manufacturing growth.
Community Outreach Activities – cont.
• Improve Education:– Seek out organizations that are working to improve
education.– Support literacy programs and teacher competency,
processes & outcome expectations.– Reinforce applied learning:
• Relate education to behavior needed in our community and the world of work.
• Tell education what behaviors & skills are needed from students to be productive employees.
Community Outreach Activities – cont.
• Cultivate Community Involvement as Stakeholders:– Identify what’s in it for them.– Respond to manufacturing needs.– Ask them to support manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Promote Manufacturing as a Viable Career Path:– Support STEM Learning Initiatives.– Sponsor manufacturing field trips.– Invite manufacturing presentations to schools.– Partner with a local manufacturing consortia.
Key Take Away
• America needs a strong growing manufacturing community to drive a robust economy.
• Manufacturing needs the grass roots support to successfully address the on-going, ever changing challenges it faces.
For Further Information
• Visit www.ame.org
• Contact AME Headquarters at:
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 225
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008-3127
Phone: 224.232.8980, Fax: 224.232.5981
For Further Information
Join the AME LinkedIn group to learn more about manufacturing and to view job postings
Follow AME on Twitter @AMEConnect
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