Unit 3 discussion response_MT433
13308Elaborate or respond to the discussion post below:
When looking into a development program for suppliers and their performance as well as looking into a certification program, the first company that comes to mind is Oshkosh. Working on Ft. Benning as a Heavy Wheel Mechanic, we primarily work on vehicles designed, developed, and produced by Oshkosh for the military. With this being said, from a mechanical aspect, there are several different points of input that we have that allows the company to change or alter the design parts for better accessibility and performance. With this being said, I recently attended a course through Oshkosh where ethe instructor went into some detail about the demands the company puts on its suppliers such as Allison Transmissions and Caterpillar Engines, to continue to meet the high standards of the company.
When it comes to the supplier’s development plan to improve performance, according to (Oshkosh, n.d.), this is done through the New Product Development (NPD), in correlation with the lobal Procurement and Supply Chain Vision. According to (Oshkosh, n.d.), this allows for ensuring the best suppliers to be selected by the company to ensure the best products by “providing the best in logistics, quality, and competitiveness on a global basis”. Since the company provides military vehicles to NATO countries all around the world, ensuring the best suppliers, based on region, is critical to the company’s success. With the very long standing and holding of government contracts, I would say that this has been very effective thus far.
Looking at the supplier certification program, according to (Oshkosh, n.d.), “all suppliers to Oshkosh Corporation are expected to be ISO 9001:2008/2015, ISO/TS 16949, or IATF 16949 registered by an accredited third-party registrar”. With the 2 largest suppliers to Oshkosh being Allison and Caterpillar while Allison has both IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 while Caterpillar has both ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018. With both companies holding these certifications, this has allowed them to continue their long-standing relationship with Oshkosh.
With the company priding itself in producing durable, reliable, and upgrades vehicles to the military, ensuring only the best supplier with the best products is critical. By utilizing the development program to improve performance and the supplier certification programs, this allows the company to “sift” through the competition for a government contract to provide the best overall product possible, to not only the United States but to other countries around the world as well.
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