ASSEMBLY Plant of the Year
Call for Nominations!

Announcing...
The 5th annual ASSEMBLY magazine Assembly Plant of the Year Award

Good plants deserve special recognition. That's why ASSEMBLY magazine is sponsoring the "Assembly Plant of the Year" Award in 2008.

Any assembly plant in the United States is eligible. Plant size, type of assembly process or type of industry is not important as long as the facility is involved in joining discrete parts into finished products. We’re looking for plants that have applied world-class assembly processes to reduce production cost, increase productivity, shorten time to market or improve product quality..

Anyone can nominate a plant—employees, suppliers and casual observers are welcome to make submissions.

The “winning” plant will receive a unique award and a commemorative banner to proudly fly on its flagpole. In addition, an article profiling the plant will appear in the November issue of ASSEMBLY magazine.

All nominations will be evaluated by a review board comprised of manufacturing experts. The winning plant will receive written notification by early summer.

ASSEMBLY magazine reserves the right to accept or reject any nominations.

To see last year's award presentation, CLICK HERE

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ASSEMBLY Plant of the Year Nomination Form

Please fill out all of the fields in the form below (* = required field). Please note the additional instructions for questions #6-#8 at the bottom of the form.

*1. Name of plant:
*2. Number of employees:
*3. Type of product assembled:
*4. Name of plant manager:
*5. Name of chief engineer:

*6. What makes this plant unique?

*7. How has this plant demonstrated world-class assembly processes?

*8. Why does this facility deserve to be "Assembly Plant of the Year"?

*9. Nominated by (please include your name, title, company name, telephone number, and e-mail address):

*Name:
*Title:
*Company Name:
*Phone Number:
*E-mail Address:

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*For questions 6-8, please tell us these things:

• How have assembly processes been improved through the use of new technology?
• How has this plant improved the application of existing technology?
• What steps has the plant made to reduce production costs?
• How have new assembly processes resulted in increased productivity?
• What steps has the plant made to shorten time to market?
• How has this plant boosted bottom-line profits and competitive advantage?
• What role did operators play in the successful implementation of new assembly strategies?
• How has a specific product been designed for efficient assembly?
• What attempts have been made to protect the environment and conserve natural resources?