Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) 2008 Roadmap Criteria Announced
IRVINE, Calif., March 26, 2008 – Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Board Chairman,
Michael G. Beason announced the release of the SEA Roadmap and Criteria for 2008. The
SEA Roadmap has been adopted by the aerospace, defense and space industry for defining the
path to Operational Excellence. Those criteria, updated annually, are the basis for SEA
Certification and the Annual SEA Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Awards.
The SEA Roadmap provides the process standard in four critical areas of a supplier’s
organization: Leadership & Culture, Workforce Development, Operational Excellence, and
Business Results.
SEA Certification is the industry certification that provides an independent method for gauging
progress against Roadmap criteria.
Click here to learn more about the SEA Roadmap and the SEA Certification process.
The SEA Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Awards recognize the best of the best suppliers
and highlight best practices leading to outstanding business performance. Nominations are now
open for the 2008 Awards. For an overview of each award category and to download a
Nomination Form, please visit our 2008 Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Awards.
About SEA
SEA is a non-profit alliance of industry prime and tier-one contractors and leading sub-tier
production suppliers. SEA is transforming the global supply chain by improving supply chain
performance, expanding supplier capabilities and providing a platform for collaboration to
produce breakthrough, integrated supply chain solutions.
Prime empowered and supplier led, SEA member companies represented on its board of
directors include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman
Corporation, United Technologies, Inc, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Cessna Aircraft
Company, Honeywell Aerospace, Hitco Carbon Composites, Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool
Company, Cristek Interconnects, Photo Etch Company, Bodycote Thermal Processing, and
DRS Technologies.
SEA sponsors include Mori Seiki, USA, Inc. and Kennametal, Inc. SEA partners and alliances
include Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), International Aerospace Quality Group
(IAQG), Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), California Council for Excellence,
California Employment Training Panel, California Space Authority, UAW-Labor Employment and
Training Corporation, and ASG Renaissance.
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