The event was held on the 29th October at AGCO´s Breganze Harvesting Facility in Veneto, Italy and focussed on the theme of ‘Transforming together'. AGCO senior leaders presented AGCO's functional transformation roadmaps and invited its supplier base to partner AGCO in its future plans.
Torsten Dehner, Vice President Purchasing and Materials AGCO EAME said:
“You will understand in the next hours that AGCO is on a substantial transformation path that includes all key functions. This, consequently, brings significant opportunities and implications for you as our key supply chain partners. So let us align ourselves and build a high performance team based upon commitment to excellence, alignment of mutual expectations and constructive feedback.”
AGCO honoured its supplier partners of its manufacturing facilities across its Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region for their special commitment and performance in the areas of quality, innovation, collaboration and logistics. These awards also recognise commitment to AGCO's core values of Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Team Spirit, and Transparency.
At the special award ceremony AGCO's senior leadership team presented suppliers with coveted ‘Supplier of the Year Awards':
Supplier of the Year - Collaboration:
Bosch Rexroth AG
Josip T. Tomasevic, VP and CPO, Global Purchasing and Materials at AGCO commented:
“The collaboration category honours suppliers that show they are committed to AGCO as a customer and want to grow with us. Bosch Rexroth AG is doing exactly this. They work with us in the hydraulics and electronics area delivering ‘building block' components, with excellent development project skills and supplying cost competitive parts to our EAME and global operations.”
Further award winners in the Collaboration Category are:
- NGK Europe GmbH
- BASF Catalysts Germany GmbH
- CBM S.p.A.
Supplier of the Year - Quality:
Müller Präzision GmbH
Dirk Ronge, Director Global Quality at AGCO commented:
“We are delighted to award Müller Präzision GmbH with the 2013 Supplier of the Year award for Quality. Müller Präzision delivers consistently high quality and reliability within AGCO´s standards and requirements. The company is also particularly pro-active when it comes to preventive actions to improve component and process quality.”
Further award winners in the Quality Category are:
- Mitas a.s.,
- O.M.T.M. XAUSA S.r.l.
Supplier of the Year - Logistics
Grammer AG
Senior Vice President and Global Supply Chain Officer Hans-Bernd Veltmaat commented:
“In 2012 Grammer strongly supported our implementation of Fendt Ahead², demonstrating great flexibility in terms of delivery. In 2013 Grammer showed the same commitment throughout the implementation of our new Cabin plant in Beauvais, France. This superb collaboration between Grammer and the multi-national AGCO team in Bäumenheim, Beauvais and Neuhausen resulted in a significant reduction in inventory within the supply chain. Grammer is also fully committed to continuous improvement in the logistics area.”
Further award winners in the Quality Category are:
- MCS Sp. Z o.o.
- Tecnolaser S.r.l.
Supplier of the Year - Innovation:
MSC Vertriebs GmbH
Stucchi S.p.A.
Dr. Helmut Endres, Senior Vice President Engineering at AGCO commented: “We endeavour to identify, and work with, companies that demonstrate real innovation in their fields. Our partners' technical expertise combined with AGCO's own deep product knowledge are at the heart of developing the innovations that make us a cutting edge player in the market. I am delighted to award Supplier of the Year Awards to two truly innovative companies.”
On presenting the Award to MSC Vertriebs GmbH Dr. Endres commented:
“MSC Group is an excellent supplier and development partner to AGCO. The MSC Group has great knowledge and expertise in all important areas of operating terminal development, such as boards, display units, touch systems, processor technologies, graphics engines and housings. MSC also fully understands OEM requirements for component durability and longevity in operation in the fast moving electronics area. Additionally, MSC has high quality production facilities running under automotive processes.”
Presenting the Award to Stucchi S.p.A. Dr. Endres said:
“Together with AGCO Stucchi Engineering has developed a novel hydraulic connector that enables our customers to make the transition from the use of ½” couplers to 5/8” flat face couplers. Among the many new and improved features this innovation offers are better flow capacity, reduced pressure drop, no oil spillage, inter-changeable cartridge couplers in different sizes and more. We are very convinced by this new coupling innovation.”
About AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), is a global leader focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery. AGCO supports more productive farming through a full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage, implements, grain storage and protein production systems, as well as related replacement parts. AGCO products are sold through five core machinery brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson®, Valtra® and GSI®, and are distributed globally through 3,150 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. Challenger and Auto-Guide are trademarks of Caterpillar Inc. and used under license by AGCO. Retail financing is available through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA. In 2012, AGCO had net sales of $10.0 billion. http://www.agcocorp.com
