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News of April 24, 2002

 

Ford Gives 2001 World Excellence Awards To 42 Global Suppliers

DEARBORN, Michigan - Ford Motor Company last night awarded its highest supplier recognition - the World Excellence Award - to 42 suppliers for their superior performance in 2001.

In a ceremony at the Ford Motor Company Conference and Events Center here, the awards were presented for the fourth year. About 200 of Ford's largest production and non-production suppliers attended the event that had a "back to basics" theme. Keynote speaker was Nick Scheele, Ford's chief operating officer and president, who talked about the important role suppliers' play in the company's focus on making high quality cars and trucks.

The World Excellence Award provides annual recognition based on quality, cost and delivery metrics jointly developed by Ford and its suppliers. Forty-two suppliers from 15 countries won awards in various categories.

"Back to basics is about designing, building and selling great cars and trucks, and we can't do that without our most valuable partners - our suppliers," said Carlos Mazzorin, Ford group vice president of Asia Pacific Operations, South American Operations and Global Purchasing. "We rely on our suppliers to help us build quality into our vehicles."

There are three types of World Excellence Awards.

The Gold Award is given to suppliers that excel in all three areas; nine suppliers won the Gold Award.

The Silver Award is given to suppliers that stand out in quality and delivery or quality and cost; 21 suppliers won the Silver award.

A final category - Recognition of Achievement - is given to suppliers who impact customer satisfaction by leading Ford's key initiatives: Environmental Leadership, High Mileage Improvement, Consumer Driven 6-Sigma and Warranty Reduction. Recognition of Achievement awards were given to 12 suppliers.

Environmental Leadership recognition goes to suppliers that have achieved ISO 14001 requirements at a majority of their plants and have demonstrated environmental achievement and innovation in reducing the environmental impact of Ford products. They also are on the forefront of achieving vehicle recyclability requirements. Overall, they show environmental leadership by consistently taking environmental actions when conducting business. Winners this year are Denso Corporation, INA-Schaeffler KG and Lear Corporation.

High Mileage refers to successful completion of a project promoting high-mileage vehicles. Warranty Reduction requires the supplier be actively involved in the warranty sharing program, and Consumer Driven 6-Sigma (a new category) recognition goes to suppliers that had a black belt lead a project that had a direct impact on Ford customer satisfaction.

Winners of the Gold Award are:

Quality, Cost & Delivery

  • AK Steel Corporation, United States - steel
  • Denso Corporation, Thailand - wiper systems
  • Doktas Dokumculuk Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S., Turkey - ferrous and aluminum casting
  • Honsel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany - cylinder heads
  • Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Japan - steel
  • Multimatic Inc., Canada - hinge systems
  • Nolato Lovepac AB, Sweden - gaskets
  • Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty. Ltd., Australia - mirrors
  • Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Japan - exterior lighting systems

Winners of the Silver Award are:

Quality & Delivery

  • Acumuladores Titan, C.A., Venezuela - batteries
  • Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd., Japan - occupant restraint systems
  • Denso Corporation, Japan - heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
  • Dupont Automotive, United States - paint
  • ITT Industries, United States - valves - fuel and water
  • Johnson Controls, Inc., S.A., Argentina - seats
  • LDM Technologies, United States - instrument panels
  • Lear Corporation, United States - exterior lighting
  • LuK Africa (Pty.) Ltd., South Africa - clutch assembly system components
  • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Taiwan, audio equipment
  • Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., Japan - paint
  • PBR Automotive Pty., Ltd., Australia - brake components
  • SDS Shanghai GKN Driveshaft Co., Ltd., China - drive shafts
  • Sumitomo Australia, Ltd., Australia - wiring
  • Tenneco Automotive Europe, Germany - exhaust systems
  • Quality & Cost
  • Campbell & Co., United States - corporate marketing and events
  • Getrag S.P.A., Germany - manual transmissions
  • J.Walter Thompson Publicidade Ltda., Brazil - advertising
  • L & W Engineering Co., United States - stampings-heat shields
  • Meridian Automotive Systems, United States - metal bumpers
  • Superior Industries International, Inc., United States - wheels

Winners of the Recognition of Achievement awards are:

  • Denso Corporation, United States - environmental leadership
  • INA-Schaffler KG, Germany - environmental leadership
  • Lear Corporation, United States - environmental leadership
  • Dortec Industries, Canada - high mileage improvement
  • Eaton Corporation, United Kingdom - high mileage improvement
  • Visteon Automotive Systems, United States - high mileage improvement
  • Johnson Controls Inc., United States - Six Sigma
  • Lear Corporation, Canada - Six Sigma
  • Visteon Deutschland GmbH, Germany - Six Sigma
  • New Venture Gear, Inc., United States - warranty reduction program
  • Schefenacker Vision Systems, United States, warranty reduction program
  • TRW Inc., Europe - warranty reduction program

(April 18, 2002)

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