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Reflections from the
D/FW MSDC Media Lounge
Supplier diversity is important to Raytheon because we are a global company and we
rmly believe we have to bring our whole selves to the table to be successful to market
around the globe. That means to bring in all the learning, all the experience and all the
different perspectives that can be brought to the table. We look for diversity inclusion
suppliers that can augment and supplement what Raytheon does.
John Lozano In particular, we need people who are building products, manufacturing products that can
be introduced into our product offerings that we provide to our customers. It includes
Chairman products/services that might be able to be introduced into future product offerings. I think
there’s value in using diverse suppliers. I think there is strength in it. And, more
D/FW MSDC Board of Directors importantly, we are a better company for doing it.
Director Supply Chain Management
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Finding innovation in the operational side of our business is very important to American
Airlines because it is about how the traveler will travel in the future. Minority business
utilization plays a big part in supporting us -- as customers, as shareholders and as
spokespersons in the community. We want to help our economy in places where we are
doing business. Supplier diversity helps us grow our business. It supports our initiatives in
which our employees want to demonstrate our cultural, government and community
inclusion.
Supplier diversity programs excel when the whole company has taken it on as an
initiative from the top down, to the middle managers, and to the people who actually do
Robin Pulford the purchasing. We have been doing supplier diversity for over 20 years and is one of the
Managing Director - Corporate Purchasing top best practices new programs should use to build their programs.
American Airlines
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Tiffany F. Dockery Gibson (The University of Texas - Austin has been recognized as one of the Top 10 contributors
each year at the Doing Business Texas Style Spot Bid Fair sponsored by State Senator
Director, HUB/SB Program Royce West.) The Spot Bid Fair benets UT because we are able to meet a large variety
University of Texas - Austin of vendors in a short amount of time. There are some great vendors in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area. We’re able to connect and teach them about what we do at the university. It’s
a great opportunity to connect with the minority businesses in the community. It’s
important to the state agencies because the HUB list grows every year and there are a lot
of new vendors added each year. We can connect with these vendors and learn about
their services to match with opportunities we have or can create.
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Certication is a two-way street. I have had the pleasure of looking at certication both as
a Buying Entity and a MBE. As a Buying Entity, it benets the company because it is the
“go to” source for locating minority-owned businesses. The Council provides a very
valuable service. It’s efcient and credible in terms of sourcing suppliers.
As a MBE, I am included in the database. You have to make sure you keep up with your
prole so it has accurate information and codes. But, it offers an opportunity through the
Council for Buying Entities to locate you.
Clifton Miller (When asked by the Media Lounge to describe Cemetrics and what it does in ve words,
Mr. Miller replied... – Making Our Clients Smarter, Faster).
Managing Principal
Cemetrics
