1. RSM McGladrey Network Forum 2006 Chicago, IL June 6, 2006 Patrick J. Cleary, Senior Vice President, Communications & Media, NAM Shopfloor.org

2. Fun Facts About Manufacturing: Over One-eighth (13%) of Gross Domestic Product 80% > retail 175% > transportation and utilities 88% > construction, mining and agriculture

3. Standing alone, it is: The world’s 8 th largest economy Larger than the economies of: -Spain -Canada -South Korea and Mexico combined

4. Manufacturing is responsible for nearly two-thirds (62%) of all U.S. exports of goods and services. Manufacturing is responsible for three fifths of all industrial R & D Manufacturing is responsible for 90% of all patents. - Agriculture: $60billion/yearly - Manufacturing: $60billion/monthly

5. Manufacturing employs 14 million people

6. LEAN NOT SPOKEN HERE

7. Principles of Lean “ Define Values” “Eliminate Waste to Make Value Flow”

8. Reduce the costs of doing business in the US NAM Study: 22% cost disadvantages vs. trading partners Regulations: --$180 billion cost of regulation --$32 billion workplace --Highest environmental costs Challenges: Taxes Health Care (1/6 of GDP)

9. Legal Costs (2% of GDP) Larger than the economies of: Hong Kong Hungary Vietnam Venezuela PortugalPeru Algeria Israel RomaniaIreland Czech RepublicMorocco DenmarkNigeria ChileKazakhstan NorwaySingapore FinlandBelarus ……..and 173 others

10. Energy Cost – Natural Gas

11. Energy Cost - Resources

12. Our Message Manufacturing is critically important to the US economy and standard of living. We are challenged as never before, here and abroad. Before you vote/take action ask yourself “will this make US manufacturing more or less competitive?” We will be watching how you vote and We will be informing our employees.

13. “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” -Pericles “The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.” -Plato -PlatoShopfloor.org