CHICAGO, March 26, 2003 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials will present today the second annual Suppliers of the Year awards to 14 suppliers that have consistently demonstrated excellence in the delivery of high-quality products and services to The Boeing Company. The companies, with representatives attending from four countries, will be honored this evening during an awards ceremony at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
"These suppliers have stellar reputations as partners to Boeing, working to continually provide great technical and business solutions, while improving cost and quality for our customers," said Bill Stowers, vice president of Supplier Management for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Stowers chairs the companywide Supplier Management Process Council, which provides strategic direction and ensures process continuity for managing a supplier base of more than 11,300 suppliers in 66 countries.
"This is our opportunity to acknowledge the unique contribution these best-in-class suppliers have made to the success of Boeing and our customers," said Stowers. "More than ever, we recognize how vital our high-performing, worldwide supplier network is to us in creating a world-class global enterprise."
The companywide Boeing Suppliers of the Year award recognizes a select group of the many outstanding suppliers that bring their knowledge, experience, talent and leadership to bear on the success of the entire Boeing enterprise. Winning suppliers in each category, of which eight are small businesses, were selected on statistical measurements of quality, on-time delivery, post delivery support and cost. The nominees were identified, selected and approved through a common, and exhaustive, review process.
The 2002 Suppliers of the Year, organized by industry or product category, follow.
Avionics
IAI-Elta Electronics Industries, Ltd.
Ashdod, Israel
Electronics/Hydraulics/Mechanical
Messier-Bugatti -- Aircraft Braking Division
Velizy-Villacoublay, France
Major Structures
Fuji Heavy Industries
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan
Purchased Outside Production
Brek Manufacturing Company
Gardena, CA
Purchased Outside Production
Exotic Metals Forming Company LLC
Kent, WA
Propulsion
CFM International
Springdale, OH
Common Aerospace Commodities
Pan Pacific Electronics, Inc.
Redmond, WA
Interiors
JAMCO Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
Aerospace Support
Cimarron, Inc
Houston, TX
Aerospace Support
L-3 Communications Display Systems -- Alpharetta Site
Alpharetta, GA
Non-Production
Fujitsu Consulting
Edison, NJ
Small Business
Ehmke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Small Disadvantaged Business
Fine Laboratories, Inc.
Piedmont, MO
Woman-Owned Small Business
Kerry Contractors, Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
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