SAN RAMON, CALIF. - March 21, 2007 - The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex), will conduct an interactive session on Driving Global Strength Through Lean at WESTEC, being held March 26th - 29th in Los Angeles, California. WESTEC, hosted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), is the largest North American machine tools and advanced manufacturing event. Manex is well known for their work helping enterprises transform their organizations through Lean.

Manex will provide an in-depth presentation and discussion on thriving in a global economy with a culture of Lean. Real world examples of large-scale Lean implementations at Del Monte, United Services, and Silgan Containers will illustrate the value of rapidly and consistently developing Lean knowledge to drive competitiveness. The session will emphasize how this model can be leveraged not just for large companies, but also for small and medium sized companies.

"To compete in a global economy, it is critical to perform at levels that meet or exceed customer expectations," said Brent Meyers, President & Chief Executive Officer. "We are delighted to have the opportunity to share best practices and examples of how we're helping organizations of all sizes successfully compete with offshore competitors who enjoy lower labor costs. Lean drives discipline, frequent innovation, and agility; this in turn builds sustainable global strength."

About Manex
Founded in 1995, The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) (www.manexconsulting.com) provides a broad array of proven advisory and implementation solutions exclusively to manufacturers, distributors and their supply chains, enabling them to increase growth, productivity, quality and profitability. Manex delivers high-impact solutions in four key areas: strategy, people, process and performance. Meaningful, rapid impact and ROI are achieved through a modular-yet-holistic approach encompassing corporate strategy and planning, marketing strategy, training and development, lean manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, Six Sigma, ISO and performance management systems.