Maersk Line recognised by General Motors as ‘2012 Supplier of the Year’ Winner
General Motors recognised Maersk Line as one of its best global automotive suppliers on Wednesday, March 13, during its 21st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event was held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, said in the company's press release.
“This is quite an achievement considering that GM is an account with high quality demands,” says Lars Kastrup from Key Client Management in Maersk Line. “It’s also groundbreaking because Maersk Line is the first ocean carrier ever to receive such an award. To put it into perspective, GM has more than 20,000 suppliers globally, and around 800-900 of these fall directly under the global material/logistics portfolio.”
Maersk Line was one of only 83 suppliers recognized by GM who have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations by being innovative, delivering quality products and services on time and by creating outstanding value.
Maersk Line helped play a critical role in GM’s success in 2012 through their dedication and commitment to consistently exceed our expectations by being innovative, delivering high quality products and services on time and by creating outstanding value,” said Grace Lieblein, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “We are thrilled to recognise Maersk Line, who we consider to be a world-class supplier.”
The Supplier of the Year award is given to less than 1 percent of GM’s approximately 18,500 suppliers around the world. The winners are recognised for delivering innovative technology, superior quality, timely crisis management and competitive, total-enterprise cost solutions. The award was accepted by Neil McGuire, Key Client Manager, and Mike White, President North America, on behalf of Maersk Line.
Maersk Line is GM’s largest provider of ocean services and has, for years, been an integrated part of GM’s logistics chain. With its global reach, Maersk Line has played an important role in facilitating GM’s expansion - in particular in high growth markets such as Latin America and Russia.
The Supplier of the Year winners are chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives.
