Daifuku Co., Ltd. has been recognized as one of 19 companies receiving Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2014. This supplier has demonstrated industry-leading commitment across all critical focus areas on which they are measured: quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and ethics systems and environmental sustainability. Daifuku is recognized for their significant contributions providing Intel with automated material handling systems, deemed essential to Intel’s success.  “Once again, we are honored to be awarded the prestigious PQS Award by Intel Corporation. We thank Intel Corporation for its tremendous support as we strive for continuous improvements and innovation. As this is our fourth award from Intel Corporation in the last six years, I would like to show gratitude to all Daifuku associates around the world for their hard work," said Susumu Moriya, Director and General Manager of Cleanroom Automation. “Congratulations to Daifuku on achieving the Preferred Quality Supplier award. Daifuku has demonstrated breakthrough performance in the areas of project execution, advanced technology developments, and delivering to aggressive affordability goals. They are clearly deserving of this prestigious award,” said Robert Rivera, Director GSM MA. The PQS award is part of Intel’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, technology, environmental, social and governance goals. Suppliers must also achieve 80 percent or greater on a challenging improvement plan and demonstrate solid quality and business systems. Additional information about the SCQI program is available at https://intel.com/go/quality.  A celebration to honor PQS award winners was held in Santa Clara, California themed “Innovating to Deliver Smart and Connected Devices”, which illustrates the contributions this supplier has […]