Johnson Controls Honors its Suppliers With Performance Awards
1 December 2000
Johnson Controls Honors its Suppliers With Performance Awards
Company recognizes the exemplary
contributions of its supply base
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 1 To recognize the outstanding
performance of its supply base, Johnson Controls presented 23
suppliers with the company's distinguished 2000 Supplier Performance Awards.
The awards dinner was held yesterday in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Amway
Grand Hotel.
"We are extremely fortunate to have a supply base that is dedicated to
world-class products," said Larry Alles, vice president and general manager of
worldwide purchasing for Johnson Controls. "Our suppliers' hard work and
dedication have helped to position Johnson Controls as a leader within the
automotive industry."
According to Alles, Johnson Controls has received a number of awards --
such as The Michigan Minority Business Development Council's 2000 Corporation
of the Year Award and Industry Week Magazine's 100 Best-Managed Companies
Award -- that are the result of the performance of the entire Johnson Controls
organization, including its suppliers in the value chain.
Johnson Controls' Supplier Performance Awards are presented annually
for supplier accomplishments. Exemplary supplier performance is recognized on
three levels -- gold, silver and bronze. Performance is measured in four key
areas -- quality; commercial; material and logistics; and service and
engineering support.
Recipients of the gold 2000 Supplier Performance Award were:
* Alex Products, Inc. Ridgeville Corners, Ohio
* Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
* E & E Manufacturing Plymouth, Michigan
* Exemplar Manufacturing Co. Ypsilanti, Michigan
* Gill Industries, Inc. Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Modern Metal Products Co. Rockford, Illinois
* Southwestern Ohio Steel, Inc. Hamilton, Ohio
* TRAM, Inc. (Tokai Rika) Plymouth, Michigan
* Tyco Electronics Corp. Troy, Michigan
Silver 2000 Supplier Performance Award recipients were:
* Creative Foam Corp. Fenton, Michigan
* Kamax GB Dupont L.P. Troy, Michigan
* Manufacturers Industrial Group Lexington, Tennessee
* Packaging Concepts and Design Madison Heights, Michigan
* Peterson Spring Southfield, Michigan
* Schukra of North America, Ltd. Windsor, Ontario, Canada
* Suhner Manufacturing, Inc. Roam, Georgia
Recipients of the bronze 2000 Supplier Performance Award were:
* Cascade Die Casting Sparta, Michigan
* Innotec Zeeland, Michigan
* Shiloh Industries, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio
* Tennessee Screw Machine Co. Indianapolis, Indiana
In addition, the recipient of this year's Johnson Controls Community
Partnership Award -- which recognizes the organization that has partnered most
often with Johnson Controls in serving and supporting the community around
them -- is Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Becker Group.
In recognition of its commitment and exceeding expectations in minority
business development, Packaging Concepts and Design of Madison Heights, Mich.
received the Minority Business Development Leadership Award. Philips
Components of Farmington Hills, Mich. was the 2000 recipient of The Innovation
Leadership Award for partnering with Johnson Controls to bring product
innovation to consumers.
"At Johnson Controls, we feel it is important to recognize our suppliers
that demonstrate exceptional performance in the areas of quality, commercial,
material and logistics, and service and engineering support," Alles said.
"With the increase in the number of recipients compared to last year, it is
obvious that more of our suppliers are taking their performance levels
seriously."
The Plymouth, Michigan (U.S.A.)-based automotive business of Johnson
Controls -- which employs more than 73,000 people at 285 facilities worldwide
-- achieved US$12.7 billion in sales for the 2000 fiscal year. In model-year
2001, it will supply interior products for more than 23 million vehicles.
Johnson Controls, Inc. is a global market leader in automotive systems and
facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major
supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries. For non-residential
facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and services,
energy management and integrated facility management. Johnson Controls
, founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(U.S.A.). Its sales for 2000 totaled US$17.2 billion.
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