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Management : Purchasing

All manufacturers defined their supplier policy in the past. Probably the first was General Motors, when Dr. Lopez was Head of purchasing. Others followed. The defined policies are characterized by the standardization of the procurement process, including the development of rules, how to deal with suppliers. The Purchasing Chapter describes the approach of the various manufacturers how to involve suppliers into

• strategic planning, if any

• conceptual design

• engineering

• the supply chain

• risk and profit sharing

Programs were called

• Tandem (Mercedes Benz)

• Picos (General Motors)

• ....    (BMW)

• .....   (Volkswagen)