Ford Gives First World Excellence Awards To 47 Global Suppliers for 1998 Performance
17 March 1999
Ford Gives First World Excellence Awards To 47 Global Suppliers for 1998 Performance
DEARBORN, Mich., March 17 -- The Ford Motor Company
awarded its highest recognition -- the World Excellence Award -- to
47 suppliers for their superior performance in respective categories in 1998.
World Excellence Awards are a new, annual recognition based on quality,
cost and delivery metrics that were jointly developed by Ford and its
suppliers. The 47 suppliers from seven countries won 65 awards in various
categories.
"These suppliers are world-class -- an exclusive club of Ford's top
partners. They made extraordinary contributions to Ford that helped make 1998
a very successful year and helped deliver high quality and value to our
customers," said Carlos Mazzorin, Group Vice President of Purchasing and Ford
of Mexico. "Performance like this deserves to be recognized."
The awards were presented at a special dinner last night honoring the
winners and attended by about 125 of Ford's largest production and non-
production suppliers from around the world.
There are four different types of World Excellence Awards.
The Platinum Award is for the parent company of suppliers with multiple
businesses that excel in all target areas -- quality, cost and delivery -- in
all of its units.
The Gold Award is given to the business units of suppliers that excel in
all three areas; five supplier business units won the Gold Award.
The Silver Award is given to the business units of suppliers that stand
out in one or two of those three areas; 35 supplier business units won the
Silver award.
A final category -- Recognition of Achievement -- is given to suppliers
for special accomplishments, such as Outstanding Supply Performance,
participation in the Warranty Reduction Program pilot or Minority Supplier
Development; Recognition of Achievements were given to 25 supplier sites or
businesses.
Winners of the Gold Award are:
Durr Industries, paint systems
Hadley Auto Transport, haulaway carrier
J.M. Olson Corp., general contractors
Special Projects, engineering services
Walbridge Aldinger, general contractors, site management, North America
Winners of the Silver Award are:
Quality:
AMP Inc., connectors
Hayes-Lemmerz International, formerly CMI International, steering and
suspension
Dana Corp., Victor Reinz Division, seals and gaskets
DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems, formerly DuPont De Nemours, paint and
fluids
Eaton Corp., Controls and Hydraulics, fasteners
Eaton Corp., Fluid Power Division, fan-viscous clutches
GNB Inc., batteries
J.A. Krause Inc., assembly systems
LDM Technologies, exterior moldings
Mannesmann AG, Mannesmann Hoesch GmbH, tubing
Matsushita Electric, Panasonic, radio speakers
Michelin North American, tires
Michelin Reifenwerke KGaA, tires
NGK Spark Plug Co., sensors
NTN Corp., Driveshaft Inc., halfshafts
Schuler Pressen, OEM machine parts
Toledo Molding & Die Inc., plastic parts
United Technologies Automotive, Europe, electronic components
Wescast Industries, Wingham, Castings
Cost:
DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems, formerly DuPont De Nemours, paint and
fluids
INA Waelzlager Schaeffler OHG, bearings
International Paper, packaging materials
J.A. Krause Inc., assembly systems
Pass-Gummiwerke GmbH & Co. KG, hoses and elastometric
Schuler Pressen, OEM machine parts
Sommer Allibert Industrie, interior soft trim
Wescast Industries, Wingham, castings
Delivery:
Dofasco Inc., steel
DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems, formerly Herberts GmbH, paint
Goodyear Tire & Rubber, European region, tires
Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Transportation Products Group, hoses and belts
International Paper, packaging materials
Krupp Fabco, stampings
Mannesmann AG, Mannesmann Sachs, North America, shock absorbers
Mannesmann AG, Mannesmann Hoesch GmbH, tubing
Winners of the Recognition of Achievements are:
Supply Performance:
Dortec Industries, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
East Penn Manufacturing Co., Lyon Station, Pennsylvania
Navistar International Transportation Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana
Robert Bosch Corp., Bosch Bomoro, Wuppertal, Germany
Ryobi Die Casting USA Corp., Shelbyville, Tennessee
Uni Boring Co., Detroit, Michigan
Ventra Seeburn Metal Products Ltd., Tottenham, Ontario, Canada
Visteon, Fuel Injectors, Rawsonville, Michigan
Minority Supplier Development
TRW Inc., TRW Occupant Restraints, airbags
Dayco Europe S.p.A., Grupo Antolin, overhead system
Johnson Controls Inc., overhead system
Warranty Reduction Program
Alcoa Fujikura Ltd., electrical systems
Continental General Tire, Continental-Teves, brake modules
Eaton Corp., switches
LucasVarity, brake modules
Motorola, modules
Robert Bosch, brake systems
TRW Inc., switches
United Technologies Automotive, electrical systems
Yazaki North America, electrical distribution systems
Quality Improvement:
ZF Group, North American Operations, Lemforder Corp, Hebron, Kentucky
Warranty Reduction:
Motorola, Elmira, New York
Cost Improvement:
Motorola, Seguin, Texas
Innovative Cost Savings Idea:
RS Electronics
Efforts During a Natural Disaster:
Crowley Maritime Corp.