Fanuc named a General Motors 2019 Supplier of the Year

July 15, 2020
A virtual ceremony honoring the recipients of the company’s 28th annual Supplier of the Year awards was held June 24.

Fanuc was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during a virtual ceremony honoring the recipients of the company’s 28th annual Supplier of the Year awards on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. This is the 16th time and 15th consecutive year that Fanuc has won this award

During the event, GM recognized 116 of its suppliers from 15 countries that according to the company have consistently exceeded its expectations, created value or introduced innovations to the company. The awards ceremony was originally scheduled as a live-event to be held in March but was postponed due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The recognition is for supplier performance in the 2019 calendar year.

"Our suppliers play a key role in delivering the products, services and experiences our customers deserve – and these award-winning suppliers went above and beyond our expectations,” said Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, global purchasing and supply chain. "It’s important at this point in time to thank our entire supply base for their efforts the last few months to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19. Not only have we been able to safely restart our manufacturing operations, our suppliers played a key role in assisting our initiatives to increase the supply of ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers to help save lives and keep communities safe."

The Supplier of the Year award winners were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives. Winners were selected based on performance criteria in product purchasing, global purchasing and manufacturing services, customer care and aftersales and logistics.