FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 3, 2008
Tellabs names Texas Instruments 'Supplier of the Year'
TI’s performance enables Tellabs to help its customers succeed
Naperville, Ill. — Tellabs awarded Texas Instruments (TI), with its 2008 Supplier of the Year Award for outstanding performance. This is the second consecutive year that TI has won the award, which was presented at Tellabs' Supplier Alliance Day in Naperville last night.
TI won Tellabs' Supplier of the Year award through successful participation in Tellabs' Supplier Alliance Program. Tellabs evaluates its suppliers based on meeting high standards in the areas of technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery and total cost management. High performance by suppliers on these measures enables Tellabs to help its customers succeed.
“Texas Instruments has consistently demonstrated excellence across Tellabs’ supplier management program, helping us meet our strategy of flawless execution,” said John Brots, Tellabs executive vice president for global operations, who presented the award. “The TI team balanced cost management and the delivery of products without a single quality issue, which enables us to improve the customer experience for Tellabs customers.”
“We are pleased to serve as a strategic supplier to Tellabs and to be recognized for efforts to help our customers succeed.” said Steve Parks, worldwide marketing manager for Analog at TI. “This award reflects TI’s commitment to deliver embedded processing and analog technologies, such as power management, clocking and interface devices, that meet the design challenges and high-quality standards of our customers.”
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