Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) installs Lockheed Martin’s Thomas Plungis as new SEA President
Irvine, California – November 10, 2006 – Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) announced its 2007 schedule of Member Conferences.
SEA Member Conferences are educational forums that focus on the critical challenges facing small and mid-sized aerospace and defense suppliers. Member conferences are hosted by SEA member companies and typically include:
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Site visit focusing on a state-of-the-art manufacturing process |
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Panel discussions on learning gained from the site visit focusing on both implications and opportunities for suppliers |
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Critical supply chain challenges and issues assessed and discussed by industry leaders |
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Presentations by supplier companies on their results gained from implementation of the SEA Lean Enterprise System - the uniform business system now being deployed across the industry |
The 2007 Member Conference schedule includes:
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February 1 – hosted by Parker Aerospace in Irvine, CA |
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April 5 – hosted by Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA |
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June 14 – hosted by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS |
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September 20 – hosted by Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, MD |
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November 7 – hosted by The Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, CA (also includes a golf tournament and awards dinner on November 6) |
About the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA)
SEA is the joint program office for the aerospace, defense, and space industry supply chain conversion. As a non-profit alliance of leading industry contractors, SEA’s purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance and help U. S. suppliers become more competitive. SEA focuses on the critical challenges facing small and mid-sized suppliers in the supply chain.
SEA Member organizations include: BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Sikorsky Aircraft, Textron, Cessna Aircraft, Honeywell, TW Metals, Bombardier, Hitco Carbon Composites, Firth Rixson, Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool Company, Cristek Interconnects, Tyco Printed Circuit Group, and Smiths Aerospace. Interconnects, and Tyco Printed Circuits Group.
To attend a SEA Member Conference and for additional details, please contact Hilda Pacheco-Taylor, Director of Operations, at (949) 476-1144, extension 316.
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