CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - January 4, 2011) - Assembly magazine, a leading trade publication for manufacturers, and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year. The annual award recognizes a manufacturing facility in the United States that has applied world-class processes to reduce production costs, increase productivity, shorten time to market, or improve product quality.
Entries will be judged by Assembly's editorial staff and BCG's Operations practice on a broad range of operational performance measures and the use of manufacturing management tools. The winning facility will be featured along with the other finalists in Assembly's October 2011 issue.
"BCG is pleased to once again cosponsor this award," said Michael Zinser, a partner in the firm's Chicago office. "Manufacturing is core to the fabric of the United States, and it is very exciting for us to be able to recognize a world-class facility. We expect many nominations again this year, and look forward to the challenge of selecting the 2011 winner from what will undoubtedly be a long list of worthy candidates."
This will be the eighth annual Assembly Plant of the Year award. Previous recipients have been Eaton Corporation in Lincoln, IL (2010), Batesville Casket Company in Manchester, TN (2009), IBM Corporation in Poughkeepsie, NY (2008), Schneider Electric/Square D in Lexington, KY (2007), Lear Corporation in Montgomery, AL (2006), Xerox Corporation in Webster, NY (2005), and Paccar Inc./Kenworth Truck Company in Renton, WA (2004).
"Manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are once again seeing the strategic benefit of building products in the United States, and they are investing in their domestic plants," said Austin Weber, senior editor of Assembly. "We encourage those organizations to step up and nominate their facilities for the 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year award."
Companies interested in applying can fill out the online form at www.assemblymag.com. There is no entry fee and more than one plant may be nominated. The deadline for submissions is April 29, 2011.
About Assembly Magazine
Assembly (www.assemblymag.com) is a monthly trade magazine that has been published since 1958. It is read by plant managers, manufacturing engineers, and design engineers in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, appliances, consumer goods, electronics, industrial machinery, medical devices, and telecommunications. Assembly covers the systems, equipment, tools, and materials used by OEMs and contract manufacturers to assemble discrete parts into finished products, including manual and automated production processes. Assembly is published by BNP Media II LLC.
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