CHICAGO, April 18, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] honored 11 companies tonight with its premier supplier award, presented to the company's top suppliers for their commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
The 2006 Supplier of the Year winners were selected from a field of more than 27,000 Boeing suppliers in nearly 100 countries as part of a rigorous and thorough review process. Boeing saluted the winners at its annual awards ceremony in Bellevue, Wash.
"We are pleased to recognize the achievements of these 11 suppliers for reaching extraordinary levels of performance and quality, and becoming the best in the Boeing supply chain," said master of ceremonies Steve Schaffer, functional leader of Supplier Management for Boeing, and vice president and general manager of Global Partners, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Boeing's ongoing commitment to working together with our partners helps us meet the high standards for quality, productivity and efficiency that our customers deserve and our competitive business environment demands."
Awards were presented in the following categories: Avionics, Electronics/Hydraulics/Mechanical, Major Structures, Purchased Outside Production, Common Aerospace Commodities, Aerospace Support, Non-Production/Shared Services Group, Technology, Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise, Diversity/Small Minority Business Enterprise, Diversity/Boeing Protégé.
The winning suppliers were chosen based on statistical measurements of quality, on-time delivery, post-delivery support and cost over a 12-month period through September 2006. They also were evaluated on their ability to anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements.
Five of the 11 winning suppliers are small businesses, as defined by the U.S. government, and two are based outside the United States.
The list of companies honored follows. Please click on each supplier name for more information about their accomplishments, as well as photos and videos.
Avionics
Jena-Optronik GmbH, Jena, Germany
Electronics/Hydraulics/Mechanical
Senior Systems Technology, Inc., Palmdale, Calif.
Major Structures
Korean Airlines Aerospace Division, Busan, South Korea
Purchased Outside Production
Patriot Machine, Inc., St. Charles, Mo.
Common Aerospace Commodities
Wildwood Electronics, Inc., Madison, Ala.
Aerospace Support
New Breed Logistics, High Point, NC
Non-Production/Shared Services Group
Technology
SI International, Inc., Reston, Va.
Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise
Barrios Technology, Houston, Texas
Diversity/Small Minority Business Enterprise
Carrillo Business Technologies, Inc., Westminster, Calif.
Diversity/Boeing Protégé
Pacific Contours Corporation, Anaheim, Calif.
Communications
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
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