Michelin awarded for US military logistics services

Michelin North America has been acknowledged by the US military for its tyre supply and logistics services. At the 2011 DLA Industry Conference and Exhibition the tyre maker received two Best Value Awards from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Michelin Truck Tires and Michelin Aircraft Tires each received their fourth consecutive award at a ceremony held during the conference. Out of the more than 7,000 firms supplying equipment to the military, Michelin was one of 182 companies recognised for meeting performance requirements in the Automated Best Value System.

“This award from the Defense Logistics Agency reflects Michelin’s expertise, reliability and commitment to supporting our military’s mobility through our global supply chain capabilities,” said Dick Wilkerson, chairman and president of Michelin North America.  “Working with our partners at Lockheed Martin and SAIC, as well as our suppliers, we are able to offer our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines the ‘right-tyre, on-time’ service they need. The men and women of the US military sacrifice a lot to serve our country, we at Michelin are glad we get the chance to serve them in this way.”

In 2007 Michelin was awarded two Tire Privatization Initiative contracts to procure, store and distribute tyres to the US military. Under the terms of the contracts, Michelin supplies tyres for nearly every aircraft and ground vehicle the military uses. These tyres are manufactured both by Michelin and, in order to maintain the military’s tyre industrial base, sourced from other tyre manufacturers. Since the contract award Michelin has processed more than 130,000 requisitions and delivered more than 1.5 million tyres to more than 2,500 military locations around the world.

“Efficiently moving tyres around the world and providing reverse logistics for aircraft tyres is not an easy task,” Wilkerson commented, “But, with four years of execution and eight awards, these contracts and our contract for managing the global supply and delivery of aircraft tyres to the US Navy have been highly successful. Michelin has earned a reputation of excellence in designing, implementing and managing global mobility supply chain solutions tailored to tyres.”