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Founded in 1985, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is a nonprofit organization focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence in manufacturing. It provides hands-on, practitioner-led education and resources on lean manufacturing tools such as value stream mapping, kaizen, and lean supply chain, helping companies improve performance and pursue long-term operational excellence.