Objectives

Supplier objectives

• Long-term cooperation
  We strive for long-term cooperation with our suppliers, with whom we work openly and fairly.
• Global sourcing
  The HYDAC Group is represented worldwide by its products. We secure cost advantages for our customers by organizing our procurement internationally.
• Worldwide contracts
  We expect the contracts entered into with our suppliers to be valid for our companies worldwide.
• Reduction in number of suppliers
  We pursue continuously the process of supplier reduction in order to be able to deal with the procurement markets more efficiently.
• Supplier development
  We support our suppliers with regard to their methods and processes in order to fulfil the demands of our customers.
• Delivery flexibility (quantity and date)
  We demand from our suppliers the same flexibility that our customers expect from us.
• Simultaneous engineering
  We involve our suppliers continually in the development of our products.
• System and module suppliers
  We build up the relationships with our suppliers and support them to develop from being parts suppliers to becoming suppliers of systems and modules.
• Optimization of the supply chain
  We work continually to optimize the supply chain to achieve cost-effective supply to our production. Our suppliers react by introducing additional services such as Just-In-Time delivery (JIT), and setting up "Kanban" and consignment stock.