A.E. PETSCHE CO., INC.
2112 West Division Street
Arlington, TX 76012
Phone: 817-461-9473 Fax: 817-277-2887
Contact: Ian Locke
Phone: 817-548-6769
E-Mail: ilocke@aepetsche.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Effective November 1, 2001  

A.E. Petsche Company, Inc. Successfully Participates In Bombardier Six Sigma Initiative

A.E. Petsche Company, the world's leading supplier of high-performance wire, cable and related interconnect products announced today it has implemented a sophisticated supply program with Bombardier as a result of a Bombardier Six Sigma initiative. Working together, A.E. Petsche Company and Bombardier Aerospace's Canadair Division developed a broad ranging program to optimize supply of aircraft wire and cable from A.E. Petsche Company's Montreal facility. As a result of this program, Bombardier/Canadair is expected to eliminate virtually all of its in-house inventories of wire and cable. Only material required for work-in-process will be held by Canadair. It is expected that production at Canadair will gain dramatic efficiency by requisitioning and receiving material directly to the shop floor on a same-day basis. Transactions required to move material will be handled electronically between the two companies.

Bombardier launched its Six Sigma initiatives in 1997, and to-date has established over 1,000 programs. The Six Sigma objectives are supported by over 350 "agents" from within Bombardier.

A. E. PETSCHE CO., INC.
A. E. Petsche Company is the world's largest supplier of high performance aerospace wire, cable and interconnect products. The company is headquartered in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and currently operates nine locations in North America including four hub warehouse facilities. The company is represented worldwide through a network of agency affiliations and is acknowledged as a leader in JIT [Just-In-Time] Programs to supply wire, cable and interconnect products to the aviation industry.

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