Porsche 2012 Annual Report Download - page 87

Procurement
Stable supply situation for procured
components and raw materials in the
Volkswagen group
In the reporting period, the supply situation was
dominated by growing vehicle sales in China,
North and South America, as well as the further
increase in demand in all segments for vehicles
with high-quality equipment features. Because of
this, the need for procured components grew and
changed. Supplies to all component and vehicle
plants were nevertheless guaranteed at all times.
Particularly noteworthy is the fact that the
Volkswagen group successfully safeguarded new
vehicle start-ups based on the Modular Transverse
Toolkit (MQB) at the Audi, Volkswagen and SEAT
brands.
In addition, there were unplanned events in
2012 that led to production shortfalls at the raw
materials suppliers of the Volkswagen group, among
other things. The effectiveness of the processes and
safety mechanisms that the Volkswagen group had
installed and embedded as a fundamental part of
the organization after the lessons learned from the
natural disasters in Japan in 2011 became clear in
these situations. In addition to working together
with suppliers, a cross-business task force, which is
an established part of Volkswagen’s crisis manage-
ment, helps to guarantee the security of supplies at
all times.
Continuously integrating the suppliers of the
Volkswagen group to the demand and capacity
management systems is a key tool for safeguard-
ing supplies. The integrated capacity management
system INCA offers the suppliers involved the
ability to manage their capacities online. They also
receive an insight into the requirement forecasts
for their parts for a planning horizon of up to
24 months.
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