Powered by Honda1998
developing excellence in the global enterprise
by Dave Nelson
Honda of America's competitive advantage is powered by a potent mix of creative forward thinking and seamless follow-through. The key to the carmaker's remarkable performance - exemplified by the radical product development that went into the 1998 Accord - is a unique program for supply-based excellence dubbed BP. Combining classic quality analysis and problem-solving techniques, BP targets five strategic improvement areas: Best Position, Best Productivity, Best Product, Best Price, and Best Partners.
It boils down to a philosophy-driven initiative grounded in developing, rather than leveraging, excellent suppliers, and it is a tenet that has enabled the automobile manufacturer to build a strong supply base whose partners consistently deliver zero ppm defects, with to-the-minute on-time...