Bossard North America Inc has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2012 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Programme. The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating.
Bossard, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, was selected for the honour in recognition of its dedication to providing products and services of outstanding quality, as well as its commitment to continuous improvement.
Bossard North America Inc is a supplier of fasteners, product solutions, application engineering, and customer logistics to John Deere’s operation. It is the second time in the last four years that Bossard achieved Partner-level status.
Suppliers who participate in the Achieving Excellence Programme are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the programme in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.
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