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Using an EMS to Improve Supplier Performance

Using an EMS to Improve Supplier Performance. September 28, 2005. Patti Carrier New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. Agenda. About NHBB Supplier program On-site contractors Procurement practices Critical suppliers (services) Freight carriers What’s next?

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Using an EMS to Improve Supplier Performance

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  1. Using an EMS to Improve Supplier Performance September 28, 2005 Patti Carrier New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.

  2. Agenda • About NHBB • Supplier program • On-site contractors • Procurement practices • Critical suppliers (services) • Freight carriers • What’s next? • Life cycle assessments and procurement Patti Carrier

  3. About NHBB • Founded in New Hampshire in 1946 • Wholly owned subsidiary of NMB (USA) and Minebea Co., Ltd. • Metal finisher • HiTech Division in Peterborough, NH • Global supplier of precision ball and roller bearings • Aerospace applications • Employs 500+ people Patti Carrier

  4. NHBB’s Drivers • Applications – life critical • Our Values • Quality • Integrity • Partnerships • Learning Organization • Social Sensibility • ISO 9001 and 14001 • Risk Management Patti Carrier

  5. On-Site Contractors • Communicate Aspects – Guidelines • HVAC maintenance • Landscaping • No lawn chemicals • Cafeteria • No Styrofoam • Medical services • Forklift PM’s • Boiler PM’s Patti Carrier

  6. Procurement Practices • Janitorial supplies • Cleaners • Capital • Critical services • Questionnaires and surveys • NEMA Premium efficiency motors • Commodities • Buy Recycled Patti Carrier

  7. Procurement Practices -Buying Recycled Patti Carrier

  8. Some examples…….. • Business cards • Company forms • Envelopes & letterhead • Corrugated cardboard • Packaging containers • Paper towels • Toner and ink cartridges Patti Carrier

  9. Critical services • P2 questionnaire • Recognized value in P2 projects • Supplier survey • 9 simple questions • EMS Users group Patti Carrier

  10. EMS Users Group • Selection criteria: Key Suppliers • Small business • Critical services • Plating and coating • Significant aspects • NHBB partnered with EPA NE and NHDES to provide EMS training • EPA invested $20,000 • NHBB offered suppliers “preferred” status Patti Carrier

  11. Results of EMS Program • Supplier projects yielded energy savings, water reductions and solid waste reductions • $280,300/yr cost savings • Environmental benefits – beyond compliance • Risk reduction in supplier business operations • Enhanced competitiveness Patti Carrier

  12. Benefits to NHBB • Risk reduction • Cost control • Improved supplier performance • Improved partnerships • Preferred suppliers offered new opportunities Patti Carrier

  13. Freight Carriers • SmartWay Transport Partnership • EPA and freight industry collaboration • Started February, 2004 • Partners are commercial, industrial and public sector organizations • Commit to reduce GHG emissions and improve fuel efficiency of ground freight transportation • Bmp’s • http://www.epa.gov/smartway/partners.htm • NHBB uses SmartWay Partners for product shipments (all outbound freight) • All inbound freight currently being reviewed Patti Carrier

  14. Next steps • Life cycle assessments • Challenges due to our applications • Non-product opportunities Patti Carrier

  15. Contact Information: Patricia Carrier Mgr., Facilities/Environmental New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. HiTech Division 175 Jaffrey Road Peterborough, NH 03458 603-924-3311 pcarrier@nhbb.com Patti Carrier

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