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JKM Manufacturing and Sea Wire and Cable, Inc. to Ramp Up Efficiency With Lean Innovations in Partnership With Key Suppliers

EUFAULA, AL (April 27, 2010) – JKM Manufacturing, Inc., is strengthening its strategic partnership with its key suppliers and collaborating on lean manufacturing initiatives with SEA Wire and Cable, Inc.

"SEA Wire and Cable has been a strategic partner and supplier to JKM for many years," JKM CEO Chad B. White said. "We are embarking on new ground. Our collaborating with this key supplier along with our key customers will decrease the time it takes to bid programs."

"More importantly, it gets mission critical components to the war fighter quicker," White said.

Founded in 1997, JKM is a leading manufacturer of precision and sophisticated products for the defense, communications and aerospace industries, including the U.S. Defense Department.

In his new collaborative effort, JKM and SEA Wire and Cable, are partnering to identify and eliminate waste in their collaborative and administrative processes, with the goal of improving responsiveness to customers' needs and lowering costs. By improving three and four links of the supply chain, White said we see more industrial innovation and nimbleness."

"We're looking at our customers, our suppliers and ourselves and working toward a common goal of supporting the war fighter's mission, White said.

JKM builds products used on 23 major platforms, such as guided missiles, military aircraft, flight simulators, helicopters, tanks, industrial robots and sonar test equipment.

SEA Wire and Cable, Inc is a leading supplier of wire, cable, tubing, termination sleeves, cable ties, EMI/RFI backshells, connectors and other cable assemblies for the aerospace and military markets. The company is headquartered in Madison, Al with offices worldwide. For more information on SEA Wire and Cable: www.sea-wire.com

JKM specializes in innovation, flexibility and reliability. JKM also is a leading manufacturer of complex wire harness assemblies, rugged electronic systems, circuit card assemblies and electro-mechanical assemblies.

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