April 28, 2023

Innovation story

Giulio Mazzalupi 2023 - Innovative operation value chain

The winners developed an innovative operation value chain to meet the needs in the semiconductor sector.
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The Giulio Mazzalupi Operational Excellence Award, established in 2018, aims to reward a person or a team for significant contributions to improving and executing processes aimed at delivering products or services to customers in the most satisfying, sustainable, cost-effective, and timely manner.

This year, the Giulio Mazzalupi Award is presented to Hyukseo Kwon and Leo Jung in the Semiconductor Division, within the Vacuum Technique Business Area, for developing an innovative operation value chain to meet the needs in the semiconductor sector created by a fast-growing global market, combined with continued supply chain risks.

Portrait of Hyukseo Kwon
Portrait Leo Jung

Award winners Hyukseo Kwon (left) and Leo Jung in the Semiconductor Division, within the Vacuum Technique Business Area.

They developed a flexible business contingency system, ensuring stable access to raw materials and on-time parts delivery by multi sourcing, and achieved improved capacity and productivity whilst maintaining quality and cost competitiveness.

Motivation for the award

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