New Breed Logistics Receives "Aerospace Support" Supplier of the Year award from Boeing
“We are pleased to recognize the achievements of these 11 suppliers for reaching extraordinary levels of performance and quality, and becoming the best in the Boeing supply chain,” said master of ceremonies Steve Schaffer, functional leader of Supplier Management for Boeing and vice president and general manager of Global Partners, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Boeing’s ongoing commitment to working together with our partners helps us meet the high standards for quality, productivity and efficiency that our customers deserve and our competitive business environment demands.”
New Breed supports Boeing’s F/A-18 Integrated Readiness Support Teaming, or FIRST, program, as well as spares and repairs programs for the H-46 rotorcraft, Japan and Italy KC-767 tankers, the USAF and Korean F-15s, the C-17 and the F-22. Additionally, the company provides parts kitting and line-side delivery services for new-build military rotorcraft programs at Boeing’s Philadelphia manufacturing site, as well as for the commercial 787 Dreamliner assembly in Everett, Wash.
“It is a great honor to be selected Boeing Supplier of the Year, and to be considered ‘the best in the Boeing supply chain’ for our aerospace support programs,” said Louis DeJoy, New Breed’s Chairman & CEO. “This is truly a testament to the dedication and hard work of our employees, and their focus on quality and performance. Their creativity and energy has enabled us to provide innovative solutions to our clients.”
The companies named 2006 Boeing Suppliers of the Year were selected from a field of more than 27,000 Boeing suppliers in nearly 100 countries. Awards were presented in 11 categories: Avionics, Electronics/Hydraulic/Mechanical, Major Structures, Purchased Outside Production, Common Aerospace Commodities, Aerospace Support, Non-Production/Shared Service Group, Technology, Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise, Diversity/Small Minority Business Enterprise, Diversity/Boeing Protégé.
The winning suppliers were chosen on the basis of statistical measurements of quality, on-time delivery, post-delivery support and cost during a 12-month period up to September 2006. They also were evaluated on their ability to anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements. For more information on the Boeing Supplier of the Year award or to see a complete list of award recipients, visit www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q2/070418a_nr.html
New Breed, with 4,000 employees and 53 facilities nationwide, combines methodical analysis of material flows with the intelligent application of systems to reduce and automate process steps across a customer’s supply chain or distribution operations. The company’s logistics expertise spans the aerospace, consumer products, government, defense, manufacturing, medical and wireless communications industries. The company delivers technology-focused logistics solutions in support of manufacturing; warehousing and distribution; direct-to-consumer fulfillment; reverse logistics or returns; refurbishment and repair, service parts management and delivery; and lead logistics, in which the company manages and integrates the efforts of multiple logistics providers as the client’s single point of contact.
Click here to view New Breed team.About New Breed Logistics:
New Breed Logistics, Inc is a distribution center operations company, featuring world-class capabilities in warehousing & distribution, manufacturing support, service parts logistics, reverse logistics & repair, and supply chain consulting. Clients include Boeing, MetroPCS Wireless, Siemens Medical Solutions, Sikorsky, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Postal Service, and Verizon Wireless. Nationally recognized for its superior services, New Breed is consistently named among the Top Third Party Logistics Providers, and one of the top “North Carolina 100” privately held companies by Grant Thornton.
Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales.
