Solectron Receives Stratus Technologies 2006 Supplier Excellence Award.MILPITAS, Calif. -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. ), a leading provider of electronics manufacturing This article presents a typical manufacturing process of an electronic assembly. Component manufacturing Components such as resistors, capacitors and integrated circuits are generally made by specialized contractors. and integrated supply chain services, today received Stratus Technologies' 2006 Supplier Excellence Award. Solectron's Columbia, S.C. plant was honored based on the services it provided in support of its outstanding performance in the introduction and ramp of Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies is a Maynard, Massachusetts based producer of fault tolerant computers. Stratus Technologies is a 1999 spinoff of Stratus Computer founded in 1980. ftServer (R) 4300, 4600, 5700, and T Series product lines, as well as continued excellence in all aspects of build-to-order (BTO BTO British Trust for Ornithology BTO Business Technology Optimization BTO Bachman Turner Overdrive (band) BTO Business Transformation Outsourcing BTO Build-Transfer-Operate BTO Brutto (German: Gross [quantity]) ) manufacturing and direct to customer order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment . "For many years Solectron has been a valued partner in helping Stratus achieve business objectives, which is why we presented them with our 2006 Supplier Excellence Award," said Bill Lowe, senior vice president, Customer Care, Stratus Technologies. "Stratus is a leader in delivering cost-effective, highly reliable fault tolerant servers globally. Solectron's expertise in BTO and custom order fulfillment, combined with their focus on helping us reduce costs, improve flexibility and speed time-to-market, is an excellent complement to our business mission." "We are honored to receive this award," said John Petta, general manager, Solectron Columbia. "Stratus Technologies is a key partner and exemplifies our strategic approach to help OEMs become more competitive through an optimized supply chain. This requires a total commitment to a collaborative supply chain -- from customers like Stratus to Solectron to suppliers -- to synchronize the entire supply chain for competitive advantage." About Stratus Stratus Technologies is a global solutions provider focused exclusively on helping its customers achieve and sustain the availability of information systems that support their critical business processes. Based upon its 26 years of expertise in server and services technology for continuous availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in telecommunications, manufacturing, life sciences, financial services, public safety, transportation & logistics, and other industries. About Solectron Solectron Corporation (www.solectron.com) provides a full range of electronics manufacturing and supply chain management services to the world's leading networking, telecommunications, computing, consumer, automotive, industrial and medical device firms. The company's industry-leading Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology which combines (as the name implies) tools from both Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing focuses on speed and traditional Six Sigma focuses on quality. By combining the two, the result is better quality faster. methodology (Solectron Production System(TM)) provides OEMs with low cost, flexibility and quality that improves competitive advantage. Solectron's service offerings include new product introduction, collaborative design, materials management, product manufacturing, product warranty repair and end-of-life support. Based in Milpitas, Calif., Solectron operates in more than 20 countries on five continents and had sales from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $10.4 billion in fiscal 2005. Note: SOLECTRON and the Solectron logo are registered trademarks of Solectron Corporation. The Solectron Production System, SPS (Standby Power System) A UPS system that switches to battery backup upon detection of power failure. See UPS. SPS - Symbolic Programming System. Assembly language for IBM 1620. , and Solectron Supply Chain Solutions Suite are also trademarks of Solectron Corporation. Other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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