Click here to download full articleAccountability Board: A visual system for tracking individual tasks Flow Interrupter: Anything that interrupts the flow of development Learning Cycle: Short, focused development bursts, usually 2 to 4 weeks in duration Pace: The time it takes to complete development tasks Stage Gate: An approval step in a traditional waterfall process that projects must pass Set-based design: The technique to move multiple design options forward in parallel, in contrast to single-point design which carries forward only a single solutionClick here to download full articleIn the future, economic and ecological survivability will require businesses and the government to be actively engaged in advancing lean and green principles and best business practices. To meet these challenges the public and private sectors’ lean and green advocates are coming together to formulate the next generation of values, principles, initiatives, businesses, and jobs.Click here to download full articleRon Harper, president of Cogent Power based in Burlington, ON (recipient of the AME Canadian Region AME Excellence Award in 2009), shares learnings about building effective leadership Q: How does your organization’s lean transformation change the requirements for effective senior leadership as well as leadership at all levels in the organization?Click here to download full articleEven as manufacturers face daunting market shifts, dire environmental predictions, increasing security qualms, and other challenges, we can find inspiration and reasons to strive for “a better way.” In this issue, you will encounter the spirited innovation and resourcefulness of AME’s 2009 North American Manufacturing Excellence Award overall winner — Automation Engineering Corporation — and also learn about progress underway at all of the 2009 AME regional excellence award recipients. Their shared understanding is universal: Transformations of the past may have brought progress, yet survival and success will depend on tomorrow’s continuing improvements and adaptations.Click here to download full articleAt the AME board meeting on January 16, I announced my retirement as your association president. My career as an operations practitioner spanned over 35 years and I have also had the privilege of serving as your president for the past five years. I became a member of AME over 20 years

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