Valeo Recognized Again for Manufacturing Excellence; Finalist in North American GEO Award Judging.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com AUBURN Auburn (ô`bərn). 1 City (1990 pop. 33,830), Lee co., E Ala.; inc. 1839. The city's economy centers around Auburn Univ.; there is some manufacturing. 2 City (1990 pop. 24,309), seat of Androscoggin co. HILLS, Mich.--(AutomotiveWire)--May 31, 2001 The Valeo Friction Materials plant in Queretaro, Mexico, was one of five finalists for the 2001 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Global Excellence in Operations (GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) A communications satellite in orbit 22,282 miles above the equator. At this orbit, it travels at the same speed as the earth's rotation, thus appearing stationary. ) Award, which recognizes the best manufacturing companies The Best Manufacturing Company (sometimes known as the Daniel Best Company) of San Leandro, California was a manufacturer of farm machinery, now probably most well known for its steam tractors. The company was formed in 1871 by Daniel Best. in the world. This is the second consecutive year that a Valeo plant has earned international recognition for process excellence. The San Luis Potosi San Lu·is Po·to·sí A city of central Mexico northeast of León. It was founded in the late 1500s and is a mining, transportation, and industrial center. Population: 659,000. Noun 1. Valeo Wiper Systems plant won the North American GEO Award in 2000, the year A.T. Kearney inaugurated the global study of the most effective and innovative operations practices. GEO finalists, selected from 100 North American participants, were announced during the recent GEO Conference in Chicago. The ratings are based on five key performance elements: customer satisfaction, quality, economics, agility, and innovation. The Valeo Wiper Systems plant in Issoire, France, was also a finalist for the European GEO Award. "This recognition is further evidence of the effectiveness of Valeo's approach to improving customer satisfaction based on 5 Axes axes [L., Gr.] plural of axis. The straight lines which intersect at right angles and on which graphs are drawn. Usually the horizontal axis is the x-axis and the vertical one the y-axis. Called also axes of reference. ," said Thierry Morin, Chairman of the Management Board, Valeo, in congratulating the team members of the two award-winning plants. "The 5 axes are established tools and methods with specific objectives and quantifiable deliverables aimed at improving the entire flow of the value chain," he explained. "They include: Involvement of Personnel, Supplier Integration, Valeo Production System, Total Quality and Constant Innovation." Valeo's Queretaro plant is a part of Valeo Transmissions, the world leader in clutches, clutch facings and a major player in the growing market for cabin air filters. The Issoire plant is part of Valeo Wiper Systems, a leading global supplier of integrated wiper systems and a full range of wiper products. Valeo is focused on the design, production, and sale of components, integrated systems and modules for cars and trucks, and ranks among the world's top automotive suppliers. Valeo achieved sales in 2000 of 9.1 billion euros. Valeo has 167 plants, 41 research and development centers, 10 distribution centers and employs 75,000 people in 25 countries worldwide. Of these, there are 19 plants and six research and development centers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. employing 12,000 people. For further information, see www.valeo.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.053101/bb4 |
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