BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI — MANN+HUMMEL has been presented the Bosch Supplier Award for the years 2005 and 2006 in the Mechanics category. This is the first time that MANN+HUMMEL has won the award.
Bosch honored the company’s outstanding work at a ceremony in Stuttgart’s Staatsgalerie museum in Germany on July 4. MANN + HUMMEL was recognized for its creation and supply of products and services — especially with respect to reliability, quality and pricing. The assessment criteria for the award also included communication and cooperation, as well as a willingness to continuously improve.
It is the eleventh time Bosch has conferred its supplier award since 1987. The award is open to suppliers around the world and is conferred every two years. This year, the award was given in five categories to a total of 47 companies from 14 countries.
In 2006, Bosch’s total purchasing volume came to some $31 million. The share of purchases made outside Germany was more than 50 percent, with the major sourcing markets being the U.S., eastern Europe, China and Japan. Bosch purchased manufacturing materials such as electronic components, mechanical and electromechanical components, services, merchandise and capital goods.
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