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AVDA’s version of the Academy
Awards was held on April 25,
2006 during the Annual Awards
Banquet in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Fort Dodge Animal Health
received top honors, being named
Supplier of the Year. The
program was initiated by the
AVDA board in 2004 to recognize
manufacturers for specific
policies and practices that are
distributor friendly. AVDA
recognized suppliers in five
categories of achievement:
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Sales Staff and Field
Support
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Profit Potential
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New Product Opportunities
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Order Fulfillment & Customer
Service, and
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Overall Distributor
Relationship
AVDA distributor members were
sent a ballot in early February
listing all 35 associate
members. Using a five-point
scale, they were asked to rate
each company with whom they did
business, on how well they met
the criteria of each of the
award categories. The
manufacturer accumulating the
highest average score in all
categories was named AVDA
Supplier of the Year.
The new program was well
received by manufacturers and
distributors alike. Nearly 67%
of AVDA distributor members
participated in the balloting.
Manufacturers received a “report
card” telling them how they
scored and what the industry
averages were in each category.
In
order to be eligible for an
award in one of the categories,
companies had to appear on at
least 40% of the ballots cast
and have the most points in each
category. The manufacturer
accumulating the most overall
points was recognized as
Supplier of the Year.
The awards were presented at the
AVDA Annual Conference Awards
Banquet on Tuesday, April 25 at
The Westin Mission Hills Resort
in Rancho Mirage, California.
The Winners of the AVDA 2005
Supplier Awards were:
Outstanding Sales Staff/Field
Support
FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH
Outstanding Profit Potential
IVX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Outstanding Order Fulfillment &
Customer Service
DERMAPET, INC.
Outstanding New Product
Opportunities
JORGENSON
LABORATORIES
Outstanding Overall Distributor
Relationship:
FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH
2005 Supplier of The Year
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