Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (TIEM), the Indiana-based plant responsible for manufacturing the majority of Toyota’s lift trucks sold in the U.S., announced the winners of its annual Supplier of the Year Award. The Quality Cost Delivery award is bestowed to TIEM suppliers whose quality, cost and delivery exceed a 95 percent standard of excellence.
Suppliers are evaluated based on a parts quality rate, their ability to meet cost reduction targets, and on-time delivery performance. All points are awarded based on a corresponding scale for the fiscal year.
This year, 17 winners earned the coveted award, from more than 400 suppliers used by TIEM.
“The ability to provide the highest quality lift-trucks to our customers while maintaining exceptional service is heavily dependent on the performance of our suppliers,” said Bruce Nolting, vice president of logistics, production control, purchasing, sales and service parts for TIEM. “This award reflects both our suppliers’ commitment to excellence, as well as our appreciation for their hard work and dedication. We are pleased to have these suppliers among this year’s winners.”
This year’s winners are:
- Advance Wheel – Chicago, Ill.
- Aisan – Obu, Aichi, Japan
- Apex – Camby, IN
- Arvin Sango – Madison, Ind.
- Atlas Hydraulic – Brantford, Ontario, Canada
- Avril – Cincinnati, OH
- Cascade Fork – Fairview, Ore.
- Commercial Fluid – Dover, Ohio
- Indiana Hydraulic – Franklin, Ind.
- Julian Electric – Westmont, Ill.
- Mac Machine – Baltimore, Md.
- Rexnord – Milwaukee, Wis.
- Spencer Forge – Spencer, Ohio
- Toyoshima – Torrance, Calif.
- Toyotomi – Brookfield, Conn.
- US Tsubaki – Wheeling, Ill.
- Wayne Metals – St, Markle, Ind.
About Toyota Material Handling USA Inc.
Celebrating more than 40 years of established operations in the United States, Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling USA Inc. (TMHU) has been the No. 1 selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. since 2002. In addition to the full line of high-quality lift trucks sold under the Toyota brand, the company’s extended industrial equipment solutions include: Aichi aerial work lifts – scissor lifts, crawler and wheeled boom lifts – Automated Guided Vehicles, and electric and diesel tow tractors.
Quality is the hallmark of Toyota’s world-renowned Toyota Production System practiced at all Toyota manufacturing facilities, including Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (TIEM). Most of the Toyota lift trucks sold in the U.S. are manufactured at TIEM in Columbus, Ind.
