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Monterrey, Mexico - March 3, 2005 - Jobwerx News - The Toronto-based company is the first EMS provider to receive top honors, which in the past has been awarded to leading automotive and aerospace manufacturers. The prestigious Shingo prize was awarded for outstanding achievements in lean manufacturing at the 292,000-sq. ft. facility located in Monterrey, MX.

Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Celestica operates a highly sophisticated global manufacturing network with operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas, providing a broad range of integrated services to leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across a variety of industries.

Companies must meet stringent criteria to win the Shingo Prize, achieve dramatic performance improvements in lead-time reduction and process improvements, and pass a site audit by a team of lean manufacturing experts appointed by the committee.

Celestica completed factory floor improvements that eliminated 33 percent of its surface-mount equipment. Manufacturing procedures were then simplified to support a lean inventory model that ordered only as many parts as would be used for that day.

The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing was established in 1988 to promote awareness of Lean manufacturing concepts and recognize companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico that achieve world-class manufacturing status. The Shingo Prize philosophy is that world-class business performance may be achieved through focused improvements in core manufacturing and business processes.

Celestica's expertise in quality, technology and supply chain management, and leadership in the global deployment of Lean principles, enables the company to provide competitive advantage to its customers by improving time-to-market, scalability and manufacturing efficiency.

The company claims that it is applying the same lean principles at several facilities throughout the world. The results, in many cases, are lead-time reductions of up to 70 percent, quality yield improvements of 40 percent, and space reductions of up to 60 percent, and enhancements that ultimately benefit customers' bottom lines.

Celestica will be presented with the Prestigious Shingo Prize for Lean Manufacturing Excellence at the 17th Annual Shingo Prize Conference held from April 18-22, 2005, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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