(AME: San Diego) -- The attendees of the Western Regional Conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) in San Diego June 9-11, 2008 will have an opportunity to hear keynote speakers who are experts on lean principles share their success stories. The speaker roster includes a management leader, a sustainability expert, a lean marketing authority, a motivational speaker and author, and a Shingo Prize-winner. Whether looking to immerse further into the lean methodology or testing the waters for the first time, this conference is an opportunity and resource for businesses to engage in lean learning and networking at the highest level this summer.

Tim Ambrey, director of Autoliv Production System (APS) who will address the group on “Management Skills for Lean Production,” covering lean fundamentals via a lively, anecdotal discussion of the secrets to the company’s success, focusing on the self-diagnostic, sustainable approach to lean that works for Autoliv and can work for other businesses.

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