Nowadays, Boeing suppliers compete to be "the
best of the best." Just like an Olympic athlete, these suppliers spend
numerous hours in preparation to win the highest prize, that of a gold
level certification. As one of the world's leading aerospace companies,
Boeing requires, yes demands, world-class suppliers. Consider the
following: Worldwide, there are 18 GOLD certified suppliers, 176 SILVER
certified suppliers, and 438 BRONZE certified suppliers.
Boeing preferred suppliers have to demonstrate in very tangible ways
their "world-class" commitment to "lean" manufacturing , as well
as a continuing commitment to improving their products and their
processes. Boeing evaluates its suppliers in three basic areas:
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Business Processes, and Demonstrated
Performance and then, based upon on-site inspections and "hands on"
evaluation, awards three levels of certification: gold, silver, and
bronze. It is important to note that these certifications are no "walk
in the park." The scoring encompasses many areas of business including
quality control and manufacturing processes. Specifically, Boeing scores
the following categories and sub-categories of performance:
Cost
- Collection, Analysis & Management of Data
- Proposal, Price Estimating & Control of Cost
Quality
- Quality Management
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
Product Delivery
- Planning, Scheduling, Control & Supplier Integration
- Product Organization & Operations
- Material & Inventory Control
Leadership
- Organization
- Company Integration
- Development
Technology
- Product Development
- Product Design Definition
- Design to production transition
Support
- Support Management & Planning
- In-Service Support
The underlying questions that are answered by these evaluations are
simple, yet extremely timely when considering the bottom line:
- What does the product cost?
- Is the price competitive and based on continuous efforts
to become more efficient?
- Is the product delivered on time?
- Is the product flawed in any way?
- Did the supplier demonstrate management proficiency when
judged against defined criteria?
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Precision Machine and
Manufacturing (PMM) has answered the call with flying
colors, garnering for itself the SILVER certification for excellence and
setting itself apart from many of its peers.
PMM has distinguished itself by earning the silver certification
which puts PMM in the top 1/3 of all preferred suppliers to
Boeing! And no wonder with stats like this: On-time delivery -
97.8% to 99%; Quality Acceptance - 98.7% to 100%. And, to top it all
off, PMM has achieved a GOLD level score of 4.1 in the area of
Customer Satisfaction!
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