Harry Moser Inducted to Association for Manufacturing Excellence Hall of Fame

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) inducted Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative, into the AME Hall of Fame during the 2021 AME International Conference. The AME states that the Hall of Fame recognizes industry thought leaders and influencers who support the values, principles and practices found within leading enterprise excellence organizations. The nomination criteria include the significance of an individual's contributions to the growth of enterprise excellence within the lean, continuous improvement community.

Moser joins 34 previously inducted Hall of Fame members, including Jean Cunningham, George Koenigsaecker, John Shook, James Womack and Robert “Doc” Hall. Moser was honored at the 2021 AME International Conference along with Bob Chapman (Hall of Fame) and Joe Fisher (Lifetime Achievement Award) .

“We are excited to honor these three individuals,” says Kimberlee A. Humphrey, AME president and CEO. “Each has distinguished themselves among their peers and made considerable contributions to the AME and continuous improvement communities.”

Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative after working for machine tool supplier GF AgieCharmilles, starting as president in 1985 and retiring in 2010 as chairman emeritus. The mission of the Reshoring Initiative is to bring good, well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States by helping companies more accurately assess their total cost of offshoring. The organization is a nonprofit that offers a number of free tools to advance its mission. Moser’s work has earned him much recognition over the course of his career, including being named by Sue Helper, then Commerce Department chief economist, as the driving force in founding the reshoring trend.

“Lean/continuous improvement are keys to making U.S. manufacturing competitive enough to accelerate reshoring,” says Moser. “To paraphrase Edwards Deming, Jim Womack and John Shook, one needed improvement is for companies to stop sourcing on the basis of price and, instead, minimize total cost. I am honored to join Jim and John in the AME Hall of Fame.”