The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, established in 1988, recognizes companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico that achieve world-class manufacturing status.
The 12 recipients were:
- Autoliv Queretaro CMX Facility in Queretaro, Mexico,
- Baxter Healthcare Corp, North Cove Plant, Marion, N.C.
- Baxter S.A. de C.V., Cuernavaca Plant, Morelos, Mexico
- Cordis de Mexico, Juarez, Mexico, a part of Johnson & Johnson
- Delphi Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture's Chihuahua 1, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Delphi Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture's Cableados Fresnillo 1,Fresnillo, Mexico
- DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc., Instrument Cluster Division, Maryville, Tenn.,
- Hearth & Home Technologies, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
- Hon Co., LA South Gate Plant, South Gate, Calif.
- Raytheon Missile Systems, Louisville, Kentucky
- Solectron Manufactura de Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Takata Seat Weight Sensor, Equipo Automotriz Americana, Monterrey, Mexico
