Deere & Company inducted Assembled Products Inc. into its Supplier Hall of Fame. API also was honored as a Partner-level supplier for 2018 as the Enterprise Supply Management Supplier of the Year in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program.
The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. Hall of Fame status is given after attaining Partner-level rating for five consecutive years.
The honor recognizes product and service quality and commitment to continuous improvement.
Assembled Products supplies Consolidation and Assembly Services to John Deere’s operations throughout North America.
Suppliers who participate in Deere’s Achieving Excellence program are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.
Assembled Products is a third-generation family and veteran-owned business providing assembly, kitting & bundling, sourcing & distribution and packaging.
API has 36 employees and is headed by CEO Ed McIlhon, president Matt Ulrich and executive VP for sales Casey McIlhon. All three have been president of the National Fastener Distributors Association.
API has locations in Illinois and Georgia and is headquartered at 11305 Meredith Dr., Des Moines, IA 50322. Tel: 515 278-7030 Email: contact@AssembledProducts.net Web: AssembledProducts.net
Editor’s Note: For more on the McIlhon story click on the Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com:
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