SUPPLIER SELECTION PROCESS Sample Clauses

SUPPLIER SELECTION PROCESS. Supplier selection shall be conducted exclusively by the Procurement Department in close collaboration with the Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Logistics and Production Departments in the respective subsidiaries. A well-defined supplier approval procedure in our corporate group ensures that we only admit companies to our set of suppliers, which ascribe to our high standards and demand that their sub-suppliers do so as well. We classify our suppliers based on the goods and services delivered to us. Our selection process is based on the following criteria, inter alia :  risk assessment based on consistent, defect-free delivery to customers  relevant quality and delivery performance,  evaluation of the supplier’s quality management system,  financial stability,  complexity of the products, materials or services to be purchased,  required technology (product or process)  adequacy of the available resources (e.g. employees, infrastructure),  development expertise (including project management),  Manufacturing expertise,  change  management process,  business continuity planning (e.g. preparation for catastrophes, emergency planning  logistical processes, Among other things, delivery and packaging concepts  Customer care/ customer satisfaction/ customer orientation  results of supplier self-audit,  proof of adequate capacity,  Flexibility and delivery reliability  Workplace safety (work equipment, facilities, protective equipment, safety programmes and training)  Careful use of resources (minimisation of emissions and avoidance of environmental damage)  Continuous improvement of environmental performance  Energy efficiency - energy cost reduction  Use of renewable forms of energy  Sustainability  High availability of the plant park  Highly qualified employees for installation and maintenance of the equipment Prerequisite for the acceptance of a supplier in the area of production material, means of production, quality service providers/ laboratories and suppliers of dangerous substances is the successful completion of the qualification process (FO-088), in which the supplier proves that its own quality management systems comply with our requirements. Moreover, our supply partners must be willing to introduce a certified environmental, energy and occupational safety management system . Competitive performance at world market prices for the duration of commissioning is an essential prerequisite for a long-term partnershi...