Dell Recognizes Six Suppliers in Annual Awards Program; Quality, Global Citizenship, Service Among Considerations for Awards.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DELL) has recognized six companies that have helped it further improve its delivery of industry-leading customer experience and supply-chain management capabilities. The six stood out from thousands of Dell production and general procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. suppliers evaluated on quality, global citizenship Global Citizenship is both a moral and ethical disposition which might guide an individual or groups' understanding of the local and global contexts — and their relative responsibilities within different communities. , service, continuity of supply and cost. The company's Worldwide Procurement Supplier Awards, a program in its 12th year, were given recently at Dell's annual Supplier Conference. "Our suppliers are critical to helping Dell deliver an industry-leading experience to customers who expect nothing but the best product quality and value from us," said Martin J. Garvin, senior vice president of Dell's Worldwide Procurement Group and Global Customer Experience. "These suppliers affect Dell's direct relationships with the largest enterprise customers down to individual consumers and have helped us achieve our most successful year with record-breaking operating results." Dell recognized suppliers in six categories. --Best Quality Supplier of the Year: MiTAC supplies Dell with mechanical components and motherboards. Best defective-parts-per-million record and lead-free manufacturing initiatives are among many reasons MiTAC took the top quality award. --Global Citizenship Supplier of the Year: NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. provides Dell with removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. storage devices. First lead-free optical drive in the industry for Dell and advancements in workplace principles earned NEC high praise. --Service Supplier of the Year: Servigistics offers Web-based event tracking, service parts planning and forecasting software. Servigistics demonstrated outstanding performance in tracking Dell's U.S. inventory and supported the opening of Dell's four Enterprise Command Centers around the world. --Diversity Supplier of the Year: Entelligence delivers enterprise services for Dell/EMC storage systems. Entelligence consistently delivered cost and quality leadership, including superior customer satisfaction ratings last year. --General Procurement Supplier of the Year: APL (A Programming Language) A high-level mathematical programming language noted for its brevity and matrix generation capabilities. Developed by Kenneth Iverson in the mid-1960s, it runs on micros to mainframes and is often used to develop mathematical models. Logistics assists Dell with global logistics in Asia, Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company provided outstanding support in supply-chain visibility of in-transit shipments, as well as helped Dell identify potential disruptions to its global supply chain. --Best Overall Supplier of the Year: Quanta quan·ta n. Plural of quantum. Display Inc. is a leading manufacturer of liquid crystal displays liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. . The company consistently delivered cost advantages and met Dell's field-incident rate goals to help the company deliver a superior customer experience. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a trusted and diversified information-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide. Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired company and No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored systems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenue for the past year was $49.2 billion. For more information about Dell and its products and services, visit www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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