1、Purpose of the AME Manufacturing Excellence AwardThe Manufacturing Excellence Award recognizes organizations that effectively use advanced manufacturing techniques and innovative programs. We select as regional winners companies that have demonstrated continuous improvement over a three-year period,

2、 achieving significant overall operational improvements as well as enhancing their competitiveness and profitability. AME recognizes companies that use effective improvement techniques that can be shared with other organizations to promote productivity and quality throughout North America. The North

3、 American Manufacturing Excellence Award winner is honored at the AME Annual Conference and receives recognition through media releases and the award presentation. The North American and Regional winners are asked to share their successes at AME events.GoalsThe award has two primary goals. The first

4、 is to recognize excellence within AME membership. Our members are leaders in global improvement and effective manufacturing practices. The second goal is to promote shared learning of knowledge and best practices. Our members strive to develop, accelerate, and achieve peak performance. Award winner

5、s model all these goals.AME MissionTo inspire commitment to enterprise excellence through shared learning and access to best practices, so members can personally succeed and help drive their companys success.Nomination ProcedureNominations are accepted from members and nonmembers and may be submitte

6、d by companies or AMEs board members.Selection ProcessEach AME regional board reviews all applications for its region, selecting a winner based on the criteria described in this application. Each regional winner receives an award. The North American Manufacturing Excellence Award winner is chosen fr

7、om the regional winners by the AME Presidents Council. The Council reviews applications for adherence to established criteria and performance metrics. The nomination and selection process is based on documentation of continuous performance improvement over a three-year period, including supporting d

8、ata for the improvement trends.Award RecipientsAward presentation and recognition of the North American winner and regional winners takes place at the AME Annual Conference. Award winners will be announced through press releases in each companys geographical area, as well as in Chicago (vicinity of

9、AME headquarters) and the location of the AME annual conference. All award recipients are expected to host an AME workshop in the following year.The winners stories will be featured in Target, a magazine published by AME. Executives of the winning companies also may be asked to present their story a

10、t the AME Annual Conference.Application DeadlineCompleted applications and supporting documents must be postmarked or returned to an AME representative by May 1, 20212021 Application Cover SheetThis form must accompany the award application and all attached documentation.The objective of the AME Man

11、ufacturing Excellence Award is to recognize and honor organizations for innovation and enterprise excellence resulting from advanced lean techniques that yield overall operational improvement. Through this award, other organizations can learn to replicate similar techniques and methods that will con

12、tribute to the strength and growth of enterprise excellence throughout North America.Company/Plant/Organization nominated: _Address: _City: _ State/Province: _ Zip/Mail Code: _Phone: _ ext. _ Fax: _Executive(s) of this firm (including names and titles): _Contact Person: _ Website: Phone: _ Email: _O

13、rganizations principal product or service: _2021 applications and supporting documents must be postmarked or returned to an AME representative by May 1, 2021 _Number of employees at location: _Submitted by: please type, print, OR WRITE CLEARLY Name: _ Title:_ Address: _ City:_ State/Prov.: _ Zip/Mai

14、l Code: _ Phone: _ ext. _ Fax: _ Email: _ Signature: _ Date Submitted: _AWARD APPLICATION p. 12021 APPLICATION GUIDELINESThis application will be reviewed by the AME Presidents Council, who will use it to learn about your organization, its recent improvements, and how the enterprise achieved and sus

15、tained its gains. The Council can best understand the achievements of your organization if you follow the outline set forth below and provide sufficient detail concerning your improvements and methods.For the purpose of this award, productivity is broadly interpreted to mean an organizations most ef

16、ficient and effective use of the resources available to produce high-quality products or perform high-quality services at the lowest cost. The review council recognizes that productivity and quality are measured differently in different types of organizations.The focus of this award is on continuous

17、 improvement over the past few years (with a threeyear minimum). The application must be a typewritten report on 8 x 11inch paper using a fixed pitch font of 10 characters per inch. This report should include improvement trend data with explanations on how results were obtained. The report is limite

18、d to a maximum length of 25 printed pages. Twelve copies and one CD or flash drive copy are required for submission of the application. 2021 AWARD APPLICATIONPart I. Summary (3 pages maximum) Please summarize your organizations productivity gains, the methods used to achieve those gains, and the pot

19、ential application of these methods to other organizations. The summary should include a brief description of the organization and its products and/or services, as well as a description of the organizations dash board measurement system (productivity, quality, etc). In addition, you may wish to incl

20、ude such areas as new training programs, external educational programs, efforts to increase profitability and improve customer satisfaction.Part II. Methods Used to Achieve Gains (6 pages maximum) Describe tools or methods used to gain improvement (such as Kaizen, Poke Yoke, Value Stream Mapping, et

21、c.) and what was done to sustain and replicate these gains, to make them a part of the organizational culture.Respond as completely and concisely as possible. You may wish to include some or all of the following:Employee/teams involvement or participationCapital investment and/or new technologyImpro

22、vements to or redesign of operations or systemsProduct or service innovationRelated awardsHow much your capital investment had to do with increased productivity or improvementsWhat your organization has done to develop a permanent learning culture that will sustain the benefits over the long-termAWA

23、RD APPLICATION p. 2Part III. Productivity Summary Table (p. 3) Complete the Productivity Summary Table on page 3 to quantify your productivity gains. The general categories (Items A through E shown in bold text) must be used; however, specific measures may be customized to reflect your enterprise an

24、d its particular circumstances. You may, at your discretion, also present graphs and other material as appendices. Note: To be eligible for the award, you must provide all the data requested in the Productivity Summary Table.Secondly, provide a written report of the improvements; Topics A through E.

25、 Please contain your written explanations to one paragraph per topic.Additionally, please fill out section F, which asks questions related to goal deployment and lean results.Part IV. External Effects of Productivity (6 pages maximum) Finally, please fully explain:How the lessons learned from your p

26、roductivity improvement may be applied to other companies.The impact your organizations productivity improvement activities have had on your local community and the environment.How productivity and/or quality goals affect your organizations relationship with its customers/clients and/or suppliers.AW

27、ARD APPLICATION p. 3PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY TABLE Use the table below to quantify your productivity gains. The general categories (Items A through F shown in bold type) must be used; however, specific measures may be customized to reflect your organization and circumstances. You may, at your discretion

28、, present graphs and other material as appendices.Note: To be eligible for the award, you must complete the table below in its entirety. All information will be treated as company-confidential and used only for evaluation purposes.Provide a written report of the improvements; Topics A through F. Ple

29、ase limit your written explanations to one paragraph per topic.Describe the ImprovementUnit of Measure200720212021A. Overall Company Performance:1) SalesDollars2) Operating profits (as a percent of sales)Percent3) Units produced or services renderedEach4) Capital investment as a % of salesPercent5)

30、Cost of goods sold (COGS)DollarsB. Productivity:1) Value added per associate (sales minus purchased materials / total headcount)Dollars2) Unit cost (as percent of sales)Percent3) Material inventory turns4) Inventory days of supplyTurnsDays of supplyC. Quality:1) Customer on-time deliveriesPercent2)

31、Customer returns rate (define categories included)% of units shipped3) Rework & scrap rate (define categories included)% of COGSD. Employee Relations:1) Employee yearly turnover rate (total)Percent2) Employee absentee rate (define)Percent3) Suggestions/improvements per employeeAverage NumberE. Healt

32、h & Safety:1) Lost workday injury rate (LWDI) Computed in accordance with lost day injuries away from work divided by number of employees times scheduled workdays. (OSHA 300 log)Percent2) Incident rate Computed as accidents reported divided by number of employees times scheduled workdays. (OSHA 300

33、log)PercentAWARD APPLICATION p. 4Goal Deployment and Results (6 pages maximum)Please provide a short paragraph explaining your answers.Select your closest response to each of the following questions.1. At what level or position in the organization is the person accountable for continuous improvement

34、? Top level (CEO, division manager, etc.) Second level (direct report to CEO, division manager, etc.) Third level Below third level2. Your balanced set of metrics includes measures in the following categories: Financial, operations, customer satisfaction, quality, employee satisfaction, and supplier

35、 performance. Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree3. Employees understand the metrics system and are aware of how their individual job performance impacts overall company performance. Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree4. What is your order fulfillment lead time (as a percenta

36、ge), compared to the industry average? 33% or less 34% to 50% 51% to 80% Greater than 80%5. What is your product development cycle time (as a percentage), compared to the industry average? The same 10% to 25% greater 25% to 50% greater Greater than 50%AWARD APPLICATION p. 56. As a direct result of your commitment to continuous