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Purchasing at NUMMI seeks to create vehicles
that will earn the satisfaction of customers. We utilize the 3 basic
principles in our business practice:
- Fair Competition:
NUMMI is open to all suppliers, regardless of nationality or size.
- Mutual benefit based on mutual trust:
NUMMI believes in developing mutually beneficial, long-term relationships
based on mutual trust.
- Contribution to local economies, good
corporate citizenship:
NUMMI works to make an economic and industrial contribution that
is measurable to our market presence. This standard includes purchasing
goods and services from local suppliers.
Supplier Standards
We rely on suppliers to provide most of the goods/services to manufacture
our vehicles. The suppliers we seek are companies that have the will
and the ability to become partners with us. We are looking for suppliers
who possess competitiveness in the following areas:
| Quality: |
Quality
is essential to customer satisfaction. We count on our suppliers
to pursue world-class quality levels.
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| Delivery: |
Providing
customers with the products they want - when they want them
- is an important element to customer satisfaction.
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high quality at low prices increases product appeal. |
Helping Suppliers Stay Competitive:
NUMMI is committed to helping our suppliers increase their competitiveness
in the automotive industry. This commitment reinforces our policy
of nurturing steady, long-term relationships that generate mutual
benefits through mutual trust. This process takes place through various
programs:
- Annual Price Review:
NUMMI establishes annual performance expectations for our suppliers
in the area of cost, quality and delivery. These expectations
are communicated to the supplier and are directly related to NUMMI’s
goals and objectives.
- Supplier Support Group:
When our suppliers encounter difficulties meeting their annual
expectations, we dispatch specialists to help.
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