IBM wins Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier award for fourth consecutive year

The company was awarded for its efforts in supplying Intel with notebooks, desktops, workstations and servers.

"Receiving Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier award is an honour. This is IBM's fourth consecutive annual recognition from Intel for ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops, ThinkVantage Technologies, eServer xSeries systems and IntelliStation workstations. Intel uses this award to recognize suppliers who meet Intel's tough standards," said Imtiaz Ghani, regional manager, personal computing division, IBM Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan.

"We have worked diligently with Intel to provide the tools and technology required for Intel employees to be productive. In particular, IBM's Active Protection System is a great example of how Intel has improved our relationship to reduce rework and defects in incoming notebooks," continued Ghani.

The PQS awards are part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Improvement (SCQI) process 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, delivery, technology and responsiveness goals. Suppliers must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality systems assessment.