High Point, N.C. – Thomas Built Buses recently hosted its sixth annual supplier day event at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C. The annual three-day event focuses on cost reductions, quality improvements, lead time reductions and technology and honors a Supplier of the Year.
Kelley Platt, Thomas Built Buses president and CEO, presented the 2011 Supplier of the Year award to John Julian, president, Julian Electric, Inc., Westmont, Ill. Julian Electric, which produces battery cables and wiring harnesses, has been a Thomas Built supplier since 2005, and was recognized for its competitiveness, excellent customer service and on time delivery.
Joseph J. Alesandro, vice president of fleet management for Student Transportation, Inc. (STI), Wall, N.J., was one of the speakers at this year’s event, offering a customer’s perspective. STI is the third largest independent student transportation contractor in North America with a fleet of approximately 7,400 vehicles.
Donna Bauer, quality systems manager for Bemis Manufacturing, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., was among the supplier representatives attending the event. Bemis produces injection molded and extrusion interior trim, which is used on the consoles and above the windows of Thomas Built school buses. Bemis was the Thomas Supplier of the Year in 2007 and 2009.
The event drew more than 275 representatives from Thomas Built’s 100 largest suppliers. Speakers at the September 15-17 event included Chris Moore, Thomas Built Buses’ quality manager, and Daimler Trucks North America’s director of purchasing, Donald Chapman; senior manager warranty, David Dole; and chief operating officer, Roger Nielsen.
Source: http://www.thomasbus.com/about-us/news/press-room/release.asp?2011/92
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