Jasper Engines & Transmissions of Jasper, Indiana, has named its Preferred Partners of 2007. The recipients of the award are Raytech-Allomatic Products, Elgin Industries, Grant Iron and Motors, Melling Automotive Products – Dura-Bond, MAHLE Clevite and Sonnax Industries. The awards were presented during the Jasper Engines & Transmissions 21st Annual Preferred Partners Banquet on March 19th, 2008.
Each of these companies received this award in the past, and several of these companies have received this award for at least five years or more, among them Grant Iron and Motors (5), and Elgin Industries (7).
The Jasper Engines & Transmissions Preferred Partner Award is presented annually to recognize the company’s Partners in Success. Recipients are nominated by an individual within the Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing or Payables divisions of the JASPER organization and are judged on Quality, Service, Fill-Rate, Response Time to a Problem, and Billing/Credit Procedures, among other criteria. Approval from all of the above mentioned divisions is required for selection as a Preferred Partner.
Gary Bair, Manager of the Jasper Engines and Transmissions Purchasing Division, said JASPER charged ahead in 2007 with the Jasper Production System (JPS) of continuous improvement within the company. “Our commitment for today and the future is the elimination of waste through never-ending improvements in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Customer Service,” said Bair. “Our goal is, and will continue to be, the elimination of waste in everything we do.”
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