Michelin North America is being saluted with two additional Best Value Awards “for exemplary logistics performance” in supplying aircraft and ground-vehicle tires to all four branches of the U.S. military.
The honors were bestowed by the U.S. Defense Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio (DSCC).
Out of more than 7,000 military parts suppliers, Michelin was among 83 companies recognized for meeting performance requirements in the Automated Best Value System (ABVS). These are the third and fourth Best Value Awards the company has received for performance on its tire logistics contracts.
Michelin Aircraft Tire Co. won a silver award for its supply of aircraft tires with a score of 99.5 out of 100, and Michelin Americas Truck Tires garnered a bronze based on supplying ground tires with a 98 rating.
The ABVS is a computerized system that collects a vendor’s past performance and quality data and translates it into a numeric score ranging from zero to a perfect 100. To qualify for a gold medal, a supplier must have a perfect score of 100.
To help carry out the terms of the logistics contracts, Michelin has partnered with defense contractors and logistics providers Lockheed Martin for aircraft tires and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for ground tires.
“The success of military operations around the world depends on getting the right equipment to the right places at the right time,” says Brett Carnes, director of North American military sales for the Michelin Aircraft Tire Co. “Throughout Michelin’s long-standing relationship with the military, we have been – and will continue to be – committed to supporting our military men and women around the globe. We appreciate this recognition of that commitment from DSCC, and we share this honor with our partners at Lockheed Martin.”
As a result of the Tire Privatization Initiative of 2005, Michelin was awarded two competitively bid contracts to procure, store and distribute tires to the U.S. military. The company supplies tires for various types of ground vehicles as well as specific aircraft tires used in military service. In order to maintain the military’s tire industrial base, Michelin sources the majority of these tires from other tire manufacturers.
“In the case of the ground tires contract, we could not have maintained this level of performance without the commitment and help of our partners at SAIC,” says Jim Griese, director of military products for Michelin Americas Truck Tires. “Their committed service has been a key part of our success of the past two years. Like us, they understand the serious nature of our business, connecting suppliers to war-fighters.”
The DSCC is known to more than 24,000 military and civilian customers and 10,000 contractors, as one of the largest suppliers of weapon systems spare parts. The facility is a part of the Defense Logistics Agency and manages more than 2 million different items and accounts for more than $3 billion in annual sales.
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