Announcing Webcast on Supply Chain Performance and Packaging Operations Excellence hosted by Acumence Inc.

Acumence Inc.:

What:
Webcast on Supply Chain Performance and Packaging Operations
Excellence  www.acumence.com/events.php

When:
October 5, 2006

    --  8:30 a.m. Pacific

    --  9:30 a.m. Mountain

    --  10:30 a.m. Central

    --  11:30 a.m. Eastern

Where:
Via Webcast. Please visit www.acumence.com/events.php or
www.acumence.com to register.

    --  Webcast Link: www.vodiumconference.com

    --  Guest Login Access Code: acumence01

    --  Conference Phone: US & Canada (toll free) 1-888-330-9939;
        (toll) 1-641-793-7000.

    --  Enter Code 435545#

Details:

Acumence brings you a special Webcast highlighting the links between
Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence in packaging operations, and the
impact on supply chain performance. The webcast will feature analyst
insight from AMR Research. AMR Research's Roddy Martin, Vice President
and General Manager of research in consumer products, pharmaceuticals,
life sciences, and chemical manufacturing, will discuss how leading
manufacturers today are using metrics and manufacturing intelligence
to achieve profitable, same-day schedule execution by evaluating
performance across the value chain from the outside-in. Highlights
from recent interview with a consumer packaged goods company will also
be presented, including demonstration of key enabling technologies.

Who's invited?

    --  Manufacturers (high-volume including packaging, consumer
        packaged goods, food/beverage)

    --  Operations Executives responsible for balancing new product
        introductions, supply chain demands, and plant operating costs
        and efficiencies

    --  Supply Chain Executives interested in achieving same-day
        schedule delivery with perfect order compliance

    --  Plant operations management interested in achieving
        Operational Excellence

    --  Lean & Six Sigma professionals who need better data and
        analysis tools to drive improvements

    --  Media

Who are the speakers:

    --  Roddy Martin, Vice President and General Manager, AMR Research

    --  David Brochu, Executive Vice President, Acumence, Inc.

About Acumence:

Headquartered in Chicago, Acumence (www.acumence.com) develops and implements business intelligence solutions for monitoring and analyzing high-volume manufacturing processes, leading to higher productivity and efficiency. The Acumence Manufacturing Business Intelligence Solution is used by clients in 11 countries, supports 13 different languages, and is the leading enterprise operations monitoring solution in the beverage can industry. The software is ideal for high-volume manufacturing and packaging operations.