Audi 2010 Annual Report Download - page 12

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Audi has set itself ambitious
goals for growth. As a
consequence, we face an
abundant list of challenging and
exciting tasks every day. For our
company, dedicated and qualifi ed
employees are the most important
investment in the future.
Vorsprung durch Technik is produced
through innovation, and innovation
comes from the minds of people.
We need people who will work with us
to develop answers to the challenges
of the future.
Our course of growth leads us to
even more intensifi ed international-
ization. For this reason, we need
people who possess the fl exibility to
work in foreign countries, who are open
to new cultures and who represent
the Audi brand with enthusiasm. This is
why we are continuing to work on our
strategy to become the most attractive
employer.
Audi is working hard on the
mobility of the future, with
the electrifi cation of the
driveline playing a key role in this context.
Until this goal is achieved, however,
development work will be infl uenced for
some time to come by the coexistence of
various technologies and energy sources.
These diverse concepts represent a major
challenge for Purchasing at AUDI AG.
Additional suppliers will provide us with
new types of parts and modules which
will have to satisfy the highest Audi
quality standards. At the same time we
have to keep our eye on the costs.
And we will devote ourselves even more
intensively to the global challenge in the
future. That means that we will supply
a worldwide manufacturing network
with material. This goes hand in hand
with shorter product cycles, a variety of
derivatives and an increasing volume.
At the same time we expect our suppliers
and service providers to work reliably and
in partnership with us, and for them to
be open to new developments as well.
Thomas Sigi,
Human Resources
Ulf Berkenhagen,
Purchasing
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