CHICAGO –
Boeing honored 11 companies with its premier supplier award at its annual ceremony in Bellevue, WA.
Jena-Optronik of Jena, Germany received the award in the category of avionics; the Electronics/Hydraulics/Mechanical award went to
Senior Systems Technology of Palmdale, CA. Major Structures was given to
Korean Airlines Aerospace Division, Busan, South Korea.
Patriot Machine, St. Charles, MO received the Purchased Outside Production award; Common Aerospace Commodities went to
Wildwood Electronics, Madison, AL.
New Breed Logistics, High Point, NC, was recognized for Aerospace Support;
WebEx of Santa Clara, CA, received honors in the Non-Production/Shared Services Group category;
SI International, Reston, VA, was recognized for Technology. The Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise award went to
Barrios Technology, Houston, TX, and Diversity/Small Minority Business Enterprise went to
Carrillo Business Technologies, Westminster, CA. Finally, the Diversity/Boeing Protégé award was given to
Pacific Contours of Anaheim, CA.
Winners were determined 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.
The 2006 Supplier of the Year winners were selected from a field of more than 27,000 Boeing suppliers in nearly 100 countries.