| Questions and Answers about SP
How does this organization bring value to
my company?
SP provides a forum for large, medium and small automotive
and vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to work together to
develop and share information, tools, knowledge, good practices
and technical support to ensure that processes and products
provide both environmental improvements as well as costs savings.
How is SP organized, managed and funded?
SP is a 501(c)(6) trade association comprised of automotive
and vehicle manfacturers and suppliers. Each SP member company
is represented on the Board of Directors who manages the organization.
In addition, an Executive Committee is responsible for addressing
the day-to-day issues of the association. Funding for for
SP from SP membership dues. The level of individual membership
dues is determined using a formula based upon the company's
total sales as noted on the
SP Membership Application.
What is the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) role in this activity?
EPA will help provide topics for special projects, information,
approaches and tools. In addition, EPA will provide financial
resources to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
(NIST) Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP) to provide counsel
and guidance to small and mid-sized businesses participating
in SP Workshops.
What resources are available to small-
and medium-sized manufacturers?
In addition, to participating in SP's programs and activities,
services of the NIST MEPs will be available for small- and
medium-sized manufacturers. Those activities may include conducting
Suppliers Partnership Workshops focused on waste reduction
and value creation. For more information about workshops,
please visit SP's EPA/NIST Partnership
page.
What type of activities does SP pursue
and how much time will I need allocate to it?
The membership of SP determines the issues and activities
that the organization addresses. These activities include
the Work Groups as well as the cooperative development of
tools and reports and the sharing of technical assistance
and good practices.
If there are financial savings found through
my company's activities with SP Technical Assistance Workshops,
who will get those resources?
All cost savings realized through SP Technical Assistance
Workshops are retained by the SP member company.
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