The recipients — evaluated by on-site examiners and recognized as either Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze — are scored in the following areas: cost improvement; leadership; empowerment; vision and strategy; innovation and development; partnering practices with suppliers and customers; environmental practices; quality and results; and consistent improvement in each of those areas.
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The 2007 Gold recipients are:
- Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East, H-1 Helicopter Line, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
- Red River Army Depot, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence, Texarkana, TX
- Rock Island Arsenal, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Forward Repair System (FRS) Value Stream, Rock Island, IL
- Tobyhanna Army Depot, Antenna Transceiver Group, Tobyhanna, PA
The 2007 Silver recipients are:
- Anniston Army Depot, Vehicle Value Stream, Tracked Systems Division, Anniston, AL
- Hill Air Force Base, 574th Aircraft Structural Repair Squadron, Ogden, UT
- Letterkenny Army Depot, Tactical Wheeled Vehicles – HMMWV, Chambersburg, PA
- Naval Sea System Command, Port Hueneme Division (PHD), RAM Value Stream, Port Hueneme, CA
- Red River Army Depot (RRAD), Bradley Fighting Vehicle System (BFVS) Power Train Processes, Texarkana, TX
- Red River Army Depot, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence, Texarkana, TX
- Rock Island Arsenal, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Shop Equipment Contact Maintenance (SECM) System Value Stream, Rock Island, IL
The 2007 Bronze recipients are:
- Anniston Army Depot, Turbine Value Stream, Anniston, AL
- Aviation Center Logistics Command and Army Fleet Support, TH-67 C20J Engine Project, Ft. Rucker, AL
- Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), H-60 Pavehawk Joint Depot Level Maintenance (JDLM) Program, Corpus Christi, TX
- Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), Power Generation Equipment, Chambersburg, PA
- Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), EA-6B Value Stream, Jacksonville, FL
- Robins Air Force Base, 572nd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, F-15 Wing Flight, Warner Robins, GA
The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing recognizes world-class organizations throughout the year with three types of prizes: the Business Prize, the Research Prize, and the Public Sector Prize.
The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing is administered by Utah State University’s College of Business. Public Sector awards will be presented at the 3rd Annual Shingo Prize Public Sector Awards Ceremony to be held October 11, 2007, at the Hyatt Crystal City in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.shingoprize.org.
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