FOR IMMEDIATE Releasecontact: Lea Tonkin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Lea Tonkin

July 6, 2011Editor-in-Chief, Target

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence Launches Online Magazine

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—July 6, 2011—The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is pleased to announce the launch of Target Online, the electronic version of the association’s official membership publication, Target. It will be distributed every month to AME members and manufacturing and other organizations’ senior executives throughout North America, the United Kingdom and Australia.

“Target Online is designed to work cohesively with Target magazine, our newly redesigned website ( and our social media sites to provide world-class knowledge and members’ shared best practices, among other tools,” says Paul Kuchuris, AME president. “This new outlet will allow our members to easily access these articles that the manufacturing industry can use to promote operational excellence and job creation.” Both Target Online and Target Magazine will be produced and distributed by Ascend Integrated Media of Overland Park, KS, and are edited by Lea Tonkin.

Target Online offers manufacturing and organizational best practices for all types of operations, as well as the latest industry news. From leadership advice and benchmarking tools, to product development and supply chain success tactics, Target Online will combine the informative elements of Target Magazine with a convenient online format for manufacturing professionals and executives to peruse, as industry news is constantly changing. For example, President Obama announced last week a $500 million project to help stimulate high-technology manufacturing. The effort will encourage job creation in collaboration among industry, universities and the federal government. Target Online will allow news such as the president’s initiative to be more readily available electronically via AME.

For more information, visit or contact Tonkin at .

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About the Association for Manufacturing Excellence

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is the premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to the journey of continuous improvement and enterprise excellence. AME’s membership is composed of a trusted network of individuals who are committed to leveraging the practitioner-to-practitioner and company-to-company shared-learning experience. Through engaging workshops, seminars, plant tours and industry-leading conferences, AME members are continually discovering and implementing new continuous improvement strategies and best practices. AME offers its members a multitude of valuable resources to help them stay abreast of current industry developments, and improve the skills, competitiveness, and overall success of their organizations. For more information, visit or email .