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Welcome to the April edition of Manex ViewPoint, our quarterly e-newsletter. Each issue provides a wealth of information on innovative solutions to maximize your business performance.
We invite you to read our previous issues on our website at the following link.
Manex Teams with Ascend Strategic Partners to Maximize Enterprise Value
The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) and Ascend Strategic Partners (Ascend) have formed a strategic alliance to help clients maximize enterprise and shareholder value, and accelerate growth. By combining Manexís proven advisory and implementation solutions and Ascend’s investment banking and pre-market value building services, the alliance provides a complete portfolio of services to help clients build wealth, drive business performance, and enhance competitiveness.
Ascend is an investment banking and pre-market value building firm for the middle market. With over 330 transactions completed in a wide range of industries, Ascend's investment banking team has the experience and expertise to lead business owners through the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) process and complete a successful transaction that meets their goals.
Manex and Ascend, working together, help enterprises achieve new and expanded sources of value with this comprehensive set of highly-integrated capabilities and solutions. From strategy through implementation, the alliance will deliver immediate results and position clients for long-term success.
Co-hosted workshops will be offered to senior managers and business owners to maximize enterprise and shareholder value.
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Knowledge. Delivered. – Management Seminar Series Coming Soon
 Manex will host a series of seminars exclusively for manufacturers, distributors and their supply chains. Going far beyond the basic theories and frameworks, each seminar provides applicable lessons and tools for successful implementation by senior- and line-management within their organizations. Each seminar is uniquely tailored to a specific set of needs and competencies in the areas of strategy, people, process, and performance.
The series includes:
Strategy:
- Maximizing Enterprise and Shareholder Value (Short-term and Long-term Growth Strategies)
People:
- Workforce Development and Maximizing the Value of Human Capital
Process:
- Economic Benefits of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Leadership (Primer for Senior Managers)
- Fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing (Workshop and NUMMI Tour)
Performance:
- Best Practices in Performance Management
Seminars are led by seasoned Manex professionals, averaging over 20 years of business strategy expertise and manufacturing experience. To learn more about our seminar series, please check the events page of our website after May 15, or contact Nana Cho ncho@manexconsulting.com
UAL and Manex Present at the NIST MEP National Conference
 The Lean Champion Team from United Airlines (UAL) Service and Maintenance Division presented with Izzy Galicia, Vice President of Client Services, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) MEP national conference in Orlando, Florida. The team provided an overview of United Services’ Operational Excellence program that includes Lean training for 4200 employees across their enterprise.
In collaboration with Manex and the College of San Mateo, United Services developed a Lean Learning Academy to help accelerate the Lean transformation of their organization. During the first year, over 1,200 employees are participating in this Lean Learning Academy series. A core component of the Academy is the Lean Certificate program, which helps ensure a consistent standard of Lean is adopted and implemented across the organization.
In the MEP session, the team shared an in-depth presentation and discussion of the training methods used, challenges encountered, and the successes achieved through the program.
The NIST MEP national conference provides professional development and an opportunity to leverage the collective knowledge and experience of the MEP system. Tracks include innovation, growth strategies, supply chains, and sustainability. MEP is a nationwide network of resources transforming manufacturers to compete globally, supporting greater supply chain integration, and providing access to technology for improved productivity.
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Manex Teams with COO Forum to Host Senior Executive Peer Group
 Manex is teaming with the COO Forum to regularly host the San Francisco East Bay senior executive peer group meetings in their corporate headquarters located in San Ramon, California.
The COO Forum provides a collaborative environment for Chief Operating Officers, Presidents, General Managers, and other second-in-command executives to expand their professional development through monthly peer group meetings and discussions. These peer group meetings provide a round table setting for executives to engage in confidential discussions on strategic and operational issues and share best practices.
Together, Manex and the COO Forum will nurture a strong community of senior leaders to drive breakthrough performance in their businesses.
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NAM Releases New Report on the Importance of Manufacturing
 The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released its seventh edition of The Facts About Modern Manufacturing. This report sets the record straight on a vitally important but misunderstood sector of our economy. By spotlighting mostly U.S. government data about today’s manufacturing, the report shows the reality of both the strengths and challenges facing this industry.
All too often the perception is that the heyday of U.S. manufacturing is in the past, but nothing could be further from the truth. Standing by itself, U.S. manufacturing would be the eighth largest economy in the world. There are six manufacturing pillars that support today’s U.S. economy, as the data in this report show.
- Highest contribution to economic growth of any sector
- Responsible for more than 70 percent of private sector research and development
- Achieves a high productivity rate year in and year out
- Contributes more than 60 percent of U.S. exports
- Pays wages and benefits that are about 25 percent higher than in non-manufacturing jobs
- Multiplies every dollar spent into an additional $1.37 in economic activity
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Manex to Participate in Annual Fremont Business Fair - Friday, May 4th
 The annual Fremont Business Fair, hosted by the City of Fremont and the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, will attract a wide range of businesses. Enterprises will have the opportunity to meet with Manex and other key organizations about services and resources available to help enterprises grow and drive business performance.
Complimentary workshops will also be offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and City of Fremont Environmental Services.
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SME WESTEC Lean Session Hosted by Manex was Sold Out
Izzy Galicia, Manex Vice President of Client Services, held an energetic session on “Driving Global Strength Through Lean” at the Society for Manufacturing Excellence's (SME) West Coast Connection, WESTEC, held on March 26th ñ 29th in Los Angeles, California. WESTEC is the largest North American machine tools and advanced manufacturing event.
This interactive session generated substantial interest, and included an in-depth presentation and discussion on thriving in a global economy with a culture of Lean. Attendees learned Lean strategies to accelerate productivity and innovation.
Manufacturers of all sizes are using Lean as a way to compete with products made in countries with lower labor costs. While many manufacturers have been on a Lean journey, there is still work to be done to transform disparate projects into programmatic initiatives that produce bottom-line results sustainable over the long term.
In the WESTEC session, Mr. Galicia shared real world examples of large-scale Lean implementations at Del Monte, United Services, and Silgan Containers. These examples illustrated the value of rapidly and consistently developing Lean knowledge to drive competitiveness. The session emphasized how this model can be leveraged not just for large companies, but also for small and medium sized companies.
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