RICOH NAMED TOP PREMIER PERFORMER
RICOH NAMED TOP PREMIER PERFORMER
June 22, 2007
Ricoh USA
Pinnacle Award Recognizes Performance Excellence, Operational Efficiency
West Caldwell, NJ, June 22, 2007 ÇƒÓ Ricoh Americas Corporation (formerly Ricoh Corporation and Lanier Worldwide, Inc.) announced today that it has been recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance as a winner of the 2007 Pinnacle Award for supplier performance that meets and exceeds the expectations of Premier and its members.
Tom Sullivan, vice president, Major Accounts and Scott Petraglia, corporate account manager, Ricoh Americas Corporation, accepted the award at the 2007 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference & Exhibition in Orlando on June 19. Ricoh earned the Pinnacle award for consistent performance excellence with the Premier alliance. The award is based on performance data collected during the year and shared with contracted suppliers through the Premier business line review process.
ǃ?The Premier Pinnacle Award honors those elite suppliers who understand the importance of collaboration and strive for performance excellence. These suppliers are setting the standard for all of PremierǃÙs contracted suppliers as we work together to improve the healthcare of our communities, and we are proud to bestow this honor upon Ricoh,ǃ? said Mike Alkire, president of Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P.
The 2007 Premier Pinnacle Award was awarded to 13 suppliers out of 720 eligible contracted suppliers who have consistently achieved scorecard ratings in 2006 of 95 percent or higher.
ǃ?Receiving the Premier Pinnacle Award reinforces our commitment to the Premier alliance,ǃ? said Tom Sullivan, vice president, Major Accounts, Ricoh Americas Corporation. ǃ?Client satisfaction is a priority at Ricoh and during our 10 year relationship with Premier, first as Lanier and now as Ricoh, we have consistently brought value through high quality products and services and have achieved significant cost savings for Premier members.ǃ?
About Premier, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient Serving 1,700 hospitals and more than 46,000 other healthcare sites, Premier is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of the largest policyholder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2006 sales in excess of $17 billion, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. RicohǃÙs fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. RicohǃÙs line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. RicohǃÙs document management software enhances workgroup collaboration and offers secure storage, retrieval and sharing of critical information.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized independent dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. For fiscal year 2006, Ricoh Americas Corporation sales exceeded $3.3 billion, an increase of 7.4 percent over the previous year.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
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Ricoh Americas Corporation
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