Fort Worth, Texas – April 4, 2022 − TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, today announced the winners of its prestigious 2021 Americas Supplier Excellence Awards.
Melanie Pizzey, TTI Vice President Global Business Operations, made the announcement. “We are pleased to announce the 2021 Supplier Excellence Award winners.” TTI acknowledges the following suppliers for their outstanding performance: Bourns, KOA Speer Electronics, TDK-Epcos, Nichicon, Yageo and Littelfuse.
TTI presents Bourns, KOA Speer Electronics, TDK-EPCOS, Nichicon, and Yageo with the Platinum award which is the highest award level given. Platinum achievement level requires five consecutive years of award recognition, and continuous recognition each year to maintain Platinum status. Littelfuse will be recognized as a repeat winner. KOA Speer Electronics will also be recognized as the Best Quality Award recipient for the Americas and EMEA regions. The Diamond Award for the highest overall point achievement, will be presented to Bourns acknowledging their distinguished performance in the Americas for 2021.
In its eleventh year, the Global Operations Excellence Award recognizes the supplier who earns the award in all three TTI regions – Americas, EMEA, and Asia, and scoring the highest total points globally. This year and for the first time, Bourns earned the Diamond Award for the highest scoring supplier in all three TTI regions, setting them up for a record seventh time to receive the Global Operations Excellence award.
Pizzey commented, “By earning the global award seven out of eleven years against some tough competition, Bourns has demonstrated global consistency in their dedication to continuous improvement and exceptional customer service. What a fitting tribute to Bourns’ efforts in achieving a new level of excellence in their 75th Anniversary year! On behalf of the TTI team, thank you to all employees of the Bourns organization for another year of outstanding global support of TTI.”
The Supplier Excellence program focuses on quality measurements that include: on-time delivery, receiving quality, customer-reported quality, administrative quality, operations and business systems. In addition, there are performance measurements such as sales and management support.
Pizzey said, “The TTI SEA program has been instrumental in elevating supplier and distributor performance since the program’s inception in 1995. Our award criteria are challenging, and we are pleased that our suppliers continue to embrace the program and strive for continuous improvement.” She added, “2021 proved to be another difficult year with numerous supply chain challenges, and this group of elite suppliers have proven that regardless of the situation, they are capable of overcoming obstacles to consistently deliver quality and best-in-class levels of service.”
About TTI
TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components. Founded in 1971, the emphasis on a broad and deep product portfolio, available-to-sell inventory and sophisticated supply chain programs has established TTI as a distributor of choice to manufacturers in the industrial, defense, aerospace, transportation, medical and communications sectors worldwide. TTI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the TTI Family of Specialists, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics and the Exponential Technology Group employ over 7,300 people in more than 136 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Globally, the company maintains over 3 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space in 30 distribution centers, housing over 850,000 component part numbers. For more information about TTI, visit www.tti.com
