Volkswagen group tips DHL for award

German automaker Volkswagen has tipped DHL Exel Supply Chain for its Volkswagen Group Award for outstanding supplier performance in Mexico for 2006, the logistics services provider has announced.

The annual award is given to the Volkswagen supplier that achieves the company’s highest total weighted performance score in the areas of logistics, service, quality, compliance, on-time delivery, cost and communication. This is the second time DHL Exel Supply Chain has earned the award.

In addition to logistics, Volkswagen Group Awards are presented to suppliers for product quality, technological development, environmental initiatives and business entrepreneurship.

DHL Exel Supply Chain operates two Volkswagen facilities in Mexico, including a sequence center and a cross-dock facility near the company’s Puebla manufacturing plant.