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ABBOTT RECOGNIZES WINNERS OF SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR QUALITY SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
Abbott Park, Ill., July 7, 2005 - A select 11 companies were honored today with Abbott's prestigious Supplier Excellence award. Each winner was recognized for exceptional contributions to Abbott in 2004. The recipients are chosen from 8,000 worldwide suppliers because of their outstanding performance and continuous improvement in supplying materials, equipment and services to Abbott.
"As a global health care company, Abbott's business requires excellence from its supply chain around the world and the Supplier Excellence Awards recognize those suppliers who meet the highest standards," said Sarah Catterson, divisional vice president, Abbott Purchasing. "These companies make significant contributions to the success of Abbott and we thank them for their commitment to excellence."
The Abbott Supplier Excellence award program began in 1991 and utilizes an assessment process that combines feedback from internal stakeholders, including manufacturing, material control, quality, engineering, administrative services and select others. The program identifies Abbott's highest performing suppliers by assessing performance in the categories of logistics, quality, service, cost leadership and continuous improvement.
VWR International is the only company to receive this distinction every year since the award's inception. VWR provides service in the industrial, government, life science, education, electronics and pharmaceutical markets as a leading worldwide distributor of scientific equipment, supplies, chemicals and furniture.
This year, Abbott is proud to recognize the following companies as recipients of Abbott's Supplier Excellence Award:
- AT&T
- Colbert Packaging Corporation
- Danisco
- Gordon Food Service (GFS)
- Insight Enterprises
- Invitrogen Corporation
- Knox & Schneider Incorporated
- The Nosco Printing Group
- Staples Incorporated
- Tekniplex Incorporated
- VWR International
About Abbott
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 60,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.