Porsche 2011 Annual Report Download - page 71

Procurement
Sustainable optimization of cost
of materials at Porsche
The cost of materials at the Porsche Zwi-
schenholding GmbH group came to 6,822 million euro
in the fiscal year 2011 (calendar year 2010: 5,016
million euro). As a result of numerous measures ai-
med at optimizing products and processes and devel-
oped jointly with suppliers, it was again possible to
reduce the cost of materials in 2011.
Procurement of non-production materials
and services
Thanks to a large number of infrastructure
projects at the facilities in Zuffenhausen, Weissach
and Leipzig, the procurement volume for non-
production materials and services totaled 806 million
euro in 2011, significantly above the level of the prior-
year period (610 million euro). Through close coop-
eration between consumers and suppliers, Porsche
also achieved cost savings in this area.
High demand covered
The sustained upswing in 2011 led to capac-
ity bottlenecks at the Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH
group's suppliers as a result of high demand for
premium vehicles. This situation was exacerbated at
the start of the year by the tragic natural disaster in
Japan.
In both cases, through joint efforts with our
suppliers we were able to master these challenges
and avoid negatively impacting Porsche Zwischen-
holding GmbH group's vehicle production as far as
possible.
Successful start-up of the new 911
Fiscal year 2011 was decisively shaped by
the start-up of the new 911. Demands as regards
quality in general and procured components in par-
ticular were therefore correspondingly high.
The new 911 was successfully brought to the
streets thanks to intensive support for the suppliers
involved from procurement and particularly from
procurement component management.
The familiar customizing offering was intro-
duced for the new 911 allowing the vehicle to be
tailored to customers' specific needs.
Cooperation between Porsche and Volkswagen
Newly created structures and processes in
procurement at Porsche were further consolidated in
2011 based on the master cooperation agreement
with Volkswagen regarding joint procurement in the
areas of production and non-production materials.
Due to the possibility of using the Volkswagen group's
global procurement organization and the systematic
pooling of procurement volumes, the cooperation with
Volkswagen again contributed considerably to the cost
savings achieved in 2011. This will also positively
impact the profitability of future projects.
Stable supply situation for procured
components and raw materials in the
Volkswagen group
Rising vehicle sales and numerous product
start-ups shaped the supply situation in 2011. Vehi-
cles from the Volkswagen group's Chinese production
facilities recorded particularly strong demand. At the
same time, the trend observed in 2010 towards
vehicles with luxury equipment features continued.
Because of this, the need for procured components
grew and changed. Procurement nevertheless as-
sured the supply of procured components for all
production and component plants.
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