AME Mexico inauguration: Lean manufacturing and logistics in Mexico

June 23, 2025 | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Central Time
Contact AME: 224-232-5980 | events@ame.org
Fees
Complimentary

Location

Technologico de Monterrey
Eugenio Garza Sada 2501
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Overview

Join Us for AME Mexico Inauguration event!
The AME Mexico region invites you to an engaging lean manufacturing and logistics event, where you’ll connect with regional lean experts, CSCMP representatives, and leaders from local manufacturing and logistics companies.

Discover how these organizations are applying lean principles to drive continuous improvement and create real business impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, network, and be inspired by real-world success stories from the lean journey.

Key Objectives 

  • High level overview of regional board member companies
  • Focus on Key lean tools that drive improvement
  • Workforce and leadership development
  • Share lean culture and strategy deployment best practices
  • Equip participants with actionable strategies to implement lean concepts effectively within their organizations

 

Session Topics

Opening keynote- The importance of Lean community

Session 1: Awakening the Appetite for Improvement with visual management.
                 What if continuous improvement wasn’t just another task, but something people actually wanted to do?

Session 2: Total Product Management

Session 3: 3P

Session 4: Daily Management System

Session 5: Logistics/Warehouse
                 Impacts of nearshoring on 3PL's in Mexico

Session 6: Status of cross-border logistics in Mexico

Afternoon Session

Workshop - Meaningful Work Environments

Panel and informal breakout sessions

Presenters

Javier Zarazua, Business Partner, JL Nearshoring Mexico

Jorge Falcon, Operational Excellence Leader, Crown

Edgar Vasquez, Teijen Automotive

Arturo Caraveor is an experienced Global Operations Manager at SA Partners. He has worked in eight different countries managing and
improving complex multicultural organizations. He is a lean practitioner that has helped manufacturing
organizations by streamlining processes and complex organizations to simplify their structure and accomplish
more with less. Arturo has working experience in every aspect of global organizations, from Product
Development, design, project management, manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Arturo has also been an
entrepreneur creating new businesses using lean thinking to create value in a competitive environment

 

Ruben Rodriquez, Continuous Improvement Manager, Littelfuse

Andros Alonso, Operations Excellence Director, Honeywell

Mario Mendoza, Dicka Logistics

Jean Paul Sarrapy, Supply Chain Director, Poreo Logistics

Javier Zarazua, CSCMP/TrailpathWork Solutions

Matt Melrose, CEO, TrailpathWork Solutions

Agenda

Monday, June 23, 2025

10 a.m.       Welcome 

10:05 a.m.  CSCMP leader 

10:15 a.m.  Keynote: The importance of lean community 

10:45 a.m.  Presentations: 

  • Awakening the appetite for improvement with visual management 
  • Total production management
  • Daily management 
  • 3P Impacts of nearshoring on 3PL’s in Mexico 
  • Status of cross-border logistics in Mexico 

1 p.m.       Lunch 

2:30 p.m.  Meaningful work environments workshop 

4:30 p.m.  Panel discussion with presenters 

5 p.m.       Closing remarks

Participant benefits

Participants will learn:

  • Practical applications to enhance workforce development
  • Best practices for lean culture
  • Lean tools application that drives improvement
  • Actionable strategies to implement lean concepts effectively within their organizations
Who should attend
  • Executives
  • Operational leaders
  • Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Team leads