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Please find page 78 of the 2003 Mercedes annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.Supplier portal for global communication with suppliers. A
number of measures, including the expansion of the Internet-based
supplier portal, enabled us to broaden the international reach of
our procurement processes even further in 2003. The Daimler-
Chrysler Supplier Portal is used worldwide. Not only does it enable
us to collaborate with our suppliers more simply and efficiently,
but it also makes business processes more transparent. Our sup-
pliers can access via the worldwide web more than 100 online
applications in our development, procurement, logistics and other
departments. User IDs and passwords ensure security and
confidentiality. DaimlerChrysler operates its portal via Covisint, the
auto industry’s leading Internet platform. At the end of 2003,
approximately 3,800 suppliers in Europe and the US were already
using the new portal.
One of the most important applications of the portal is the Exter-
nal Balanced Scorecard (EBSC). This tool provides a globally consis-
tent method for evaluating supplier performance in terms of the
four value drivers of cost, quality, technological progress and supply
reliability. In addition, suppliers are able to monitor their specific
value-driver information that DaimlerChrysler has stored. Based
on this data, suppliers can make improvements to their processes.
Global Procurement and Supply
Worldwide procurement of goods and services. In 2003,
DaimlerChrysler purchased goods and services valued at €99.7
billion (2002: €102.1 billion). Solely for the automotive divisions,
Mercedes Car Group, Chrysler Group and Commercial Vehicles,
the goods and services purchased by Global Procurement and
Supply (GP&S) amounted to €95.2 billion (2002: €99.8 billion).
Of DaimlerChrysler’s total purchasing volume in 2003, 47% was
sourced in Germany, 8% in other member states of the European
Union and 41% in North America.
Purchasing volume of €99.7 billion |Increasing importance of supplier portal |Awards for outstanding
supplier performance |Supplier quality improvements
Cross-divisional Functions | Sustainability | Research and Technology | Alternative Drive Systems and Fuels | Environment | Global Procurement and Supply | Social Responsibility | Human Resources