SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Boeing on Friday announced its top-performing suppliers at the company's 2022 Supplier of the Year event, recognizing nine companies for proactively managing supply chain quality, readiness and health and delivering on Boeing's commitment to advance global sustainability.
Award categories are Supplier Diversity, Outstanding Performance, Alliance, Pathfinder, Supply Chain Visibility, Collaboration, Sustainability, Risk Management and Support & Services, according to the announcement.
For the first time, a Sustainability Supplier of the Year was awarded to southern California's company Edison Energy to demonstrate the importance of collaboration to drive sustainability across the supply chain, the company said.
"Each Boeing Supplier of the Year delivered impressive performance as our entire industry collaborated to drive stability through a challenging environment," said William Ampofo, vice president of Parts & Distribution Services and Supply Chain for Boeing Global Services and Chair of Boeing's Supply Chain Operations Council.
