Supplier Excellence Alliance Member Conference set for January 24, 2008
Irvine, California – December 20, 2007 – Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) board
Chairman Michael G. Beason and the Society of British Aerospace Companies
(SBAC) AeIGT Programmes Director, A.S. Leather announced a milestone alliance that
will advance the mutual goals of both organizations and improve competitiveness at
every level of the global aerospace, defense, and space supply chain.
SEA is the non-profit alliance of industry prime and tier-one contractors and leading
suppliers. Its purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance.
SBAC is the United Kingdom’s national trade association representing companies
supplying civil air transportation, aerospace and defense, homeland security, and space
The organizations will combine forces and activities to develop a common criteria and/or
certification for suppliers that would minimize developmental visits and redundant audits,
adopt an international framework for categorization and assessment of supply chain
continuous improvement processes, and establish common criteria for formal recognition
for the contributions and commitment of aerospace and defense suppliers to continuous
improvement.
“This partnership with SBAC is an important step in helping SEA members follow their
global supply chains,” notes Beason.
SEA member companies represented on its board of directors include BAE Systems,
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 and Avchem.
SEA partners and alliances include Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),
International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), California Council for Excellence,
California Employment Training Panel, California Space Authority, UAW-Labor
Employment and Training Corporation, CONNSTEP, Inc., Alliance for Manufacturing &
Technology (AM&T), ASG Renaissance, and Net-Inspect.
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