cmtc. And with the help of the Arizona Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP), YESCO's Chandler division is lighting the
way for internal improvement and quality upgrades.
Producing thousands of signs a year , the 85 year old company is constantly
looking for ways to hold on to their slot as a leader in their industry and
stay one step ahead of competition while providing the exceptional quality and
service YESCO has become known for.

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Business Editors
National Manufacturing Week 2005

DEDHAM , Mass.
"We conducted Lean Training for key operations employees and brought
awareness to areas where production flow could be improved both on the
manufacturing floor and in the business office operations," said David
Johnson, Arizona MEP director of operations. Other operational
changes included reducing by 250 feet the distance fabrication team members
travel throughout the production process and moving the letter fabrication
operation 150 feet closer to the loading dock.S.

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WESTEC is the showcase for manufacturing and
metalworking technologies used in the production of world-class
products. CMTC will host booth #5302 in Kentia Hall of the
Convention Center.

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If you are interested in arranging a
meeting with an ARC representative, please contact Nawal Saffarini,
nsaffarini@arcweb .com

Consulting services focused on specific industry sectors are listed in categories corresponding to those sectors (e.

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CMTC will be providing information for its
extensive suite of consulting services for manufacturers. "We used Lean techniques like
Value Stream Mapping to assess the cycle time between each manufacturing step
to find ways to make the most efficient use of time and then map out a new
manufacturing process. Through MEP, manufacturers have access to more than 2000
manufacturing and business "coaches" whose job is to help firms make changes
that lead to greater productivity, increased profits, and enhanced global
competitiveness.

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In executing these
services last year, CMTC saved Southern California manufacturers more
than $50 million, trained more than 2500 people and created thousands
of new jobs.
WESTEC is being sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME); American Machine Tool Distributors' Association
(AMTDA); and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT).
The Arizona MEP helps small and medium sized manufacturers implement Lean
Manufacturing (Lean) techniques.

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About National Manufacturing Week

National Manufacturing Week is the only U. The
show is expected to attract manufacturing professionals ranging from
company executives to production engineers."
Paul Gullo, YESCO 's Chandler division manager said going through the Value
Stream Mapping and other Lean techniques helped reduce the company's customer
order cycle time, bringing orders to the shop faster and increasing on time
deliveries.

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Lean Implementation Speeds Up Production and Deliveries at Company's Chandler
Division

CHANDLER, Ariz.

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National Manufacturing Week
(NMW) is the only U. Further information can be
obtained from ARC, Three Allied Drive, Dedham , MA 02026, 781-471-1000,
Fax 781-471-1100, E-mail www. Department of Commerce.

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Admission to WESTEC is
free, if you register before the pre-registration deadline of April 2,
2005.com

Gullo said overall productivity showed a jump of 34 percent within 30 days
of the Lean training and the company has also freed up more than 2,400 square
feet of production space that can now be put to other uses.

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S. ARC has recently conducted a survey on best practices for lean
manufacturing and Kanban to better understand the usage of Kanban and
provide insight for achieving positive business results.

CMTC to Showcase Results Driven Consulting Services at WESTEC 2005; April 4-7 2005

cerritos . Today, through its seven regional teams, CMTC provides
consulting services in the practice areas of Strategic Business, Lean
Enterprise, Information Technology, Quality and Supply Chain
Management .

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edu/cact/) shares a similar mission to help
California's manufacturing industry compete successfully in changing
markets and the global economy through Applied Competitive
Technologies and workforce education.

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ABOUT CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING

A private, nonprofit corporation , CMTC was established in 1992 to
provide high value consulting services to California's high tech and
traditional small and medium-size manufacturer to increase their
competitive advantage through improved methods of management and
manufacturing.

The Industrial Goods and Services Consultants category includes companies that provide operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in areas of manufacturing operations improvement, production planning and control.

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ARC Industry Experts On Hand at Conference

In addition to the specific topics of lean manufacturing, Six
Sigma , and RFID, ARC analysts are experts on many of the session
topics planned at the conference, including industrial automation,
enterprise IT, supply chain and logistics, and customer relationship
management . For more information visit
www.manufacturingweek. The CACT
(Website: www3. Lean utilizes simple but effective methods
to identify wasteful processes, reduce inventories, clear shop floors and
streamline production methods, all with a goal of decreasing costs and
increasing productivity.

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ARC Advisory Group Is Analyst Sponsor of National Manufacturing Week Conference

CMTC recently joined forces with Cerritos
College's Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT).sme. We're extremely confident that we now have the tools and
processes in place to perform at the highest level.

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arcweb. For more information, visit www.

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Fully 35 sessions focus on lean manufacturing, with
other heavy concentrations on radio frequency identification (RFID),
Six Sigma, and reliability.

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WESTEC 2005 Advanced Productivity Exposition

GARDENA, Calif. Among the
service offerings that CMTC provides and will showcase at WESTEC are:
Lean Enterprise, Energy Services, Information Technology , Strategic
Business, Quality and Supply Chain Management.
"The results of the Arizona MEP training and education work done with our
company have been everything we wanted," said Gullo.

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All shows are presented by the National Association of Manufacturers
and produced by Reed Exhi-bitions.
WESTEC will take place on April 4-7, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center .
In addition, CMTC will also be showcasing its college partnership
with Cerritos College.

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ARC Leads Research on Lean Manufacturing

More than 300 sessions will be offered at the conference ,
providing real-world solutions and success stories from the people in
the trenches. The 2005 event encompasses eight
shows and more than 300 associated conference sessions in four days,
including National Design Engineering, National Industrial Automation,
National Plant Engineering and Facilities Management, National
Enterprise IT, Aluminum USA, MicroSystems, CleanTech, and EnviroTech.

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Results of
this survey, which include benefits, issues, and best practices for
Kanban, will be distributed exclusively to NMW attendees.

consultants focused on Automotive manufacturing operations).

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S. We focus on simple yet critical goals: improving your return
on assets, operational performance, total cost of ownership, project
time-to-benefit, and share-holder value.----California
Manufacturing Technology Consultants (CMTC), a private, nonprofit
organization that consults with small and medium-size manufacturers to
help them become more competitive and profitable, announced today that
it will be participating in WESTEC 2005 Advanced Productivity
Exposition (APEX). CMTC's regional teams cover Los Angeles, the Inland
Empire, Orange County, Ventura/Santa Barbara County, the San
Fernando/San Gabriel Valley , the San Joaquin Valley and San
Diego/Imperial County."
The Arizona MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) under the U.

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trade show covering the complete manufacturing
process. The conference will run from March 7-10 at Chicago's
McCormick Place Complex . A number of ARC analysts will be attending NMW and are
available for consultation.com

About ARC Advisory Group

Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has grown to become the
Thought Leader in Manufacturing and Supply Chain solutions. Interested parties can register online at www.org
Next week, CMTC will announce that two of its consultants will be
making presentations addressing advanced manufacturing processes and
training -- critical to production and cost efficiency.

YESCO Signs on With Arizona MEP for Quality Improvement

"The Lean training is
exceptional, enabling us to move forward quickly and make significant
improvements.

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As a leading researcher in the lean
manufacturing field, ARC will announce new research for the first time
at NMW. For more information on the Arizona MEP program call 480-874-
9100.

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----ARC Advisory Group
announces their participation as an Analyst Sponsor for this year's
National Manufacturing Week Conference. No matter
how complex your business issues, our analysts have the expert
industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help you find the best
answer. In doing so, YESCO called upon the
Arizona MEP to take a closer look at operations , specifically its Chandler
division, which was not performing to its full potential and was struggling to
meet customer deliveries on time. The national MEP is a
network of manufacturing extension centers that provide business and technical
assistance to smaller manufacturers in all 50 states , the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico.

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trade show covering
the en-tire manufacturing process in order to speed decision-making,
time to market, and business results. With state of the art labs and
facilities, Cerritos is able to offer technology education,
manufacturing training, and services that contribute to continuous
workforce development, technology deployment and business development ., Known for its larger-than-life
neon signs like "Vegas Vic" a 75 foot tall neon cowboy who stands over the Las
Vegas strip, the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) is a national leader in
the sign making industry.