Learning lean practices at AME Chicago 2012

I had the pleasure of attending AME Chicago 2012 last week. Despite the rather dreary weather, the atmosphere inside the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers was one of optimism, intrigue and camaraderie. Lean manufacturing is not a new concept, but rather an evolving mindset that takes time to implement and even more time to sustain, and the attendees bustling from one presentation to another were eager to learn from their peers' real-world experiences.