Wincor Nixdorf operates an international purchasing system that allows us to source hardware, software, services and individual components from contracted suppliers all over the world. This means we can always offer the best possible hardware, software and services on the most competitive terms available globally. We work closely with our suppliers in order to derive the maximum benefit for our customers and ourselves.

Our strategic Group purchasing division in Paderborn coordinates the activities of each country’s decentralized purchasing department in close collaboration with individual subsidiaries and manufacturing sites. By promoting an ongoing dialog, which includes the communication of best practice examples, we can make continual improvements to our purchasing processes. The principal objective here is to bundle orders and thus purchase in greater volume as a means of achieving fast and efficient cost savings.

Even greater importance is given to the quality of our hardware, software and services. Our aim is to make continual improvements to the high quality levels already achieved within this area. To this end, we place considerable importance on the constant exchange of information with our suppliers. This can take the form of regular meetings to discuss quality and assess the effectiveness of the collaboration between us and our business partners on the basis of current and previous projects. Together, we then define improvement strategies and set out our future expectations.

This close collaboration with our suppliers is also vitally important in the area of logistics and allows us to make continual improvements to our supply chain. The aim is to shorten throughput times and increase flexibility in the processing of customer orders.

To provide a launch pad for further growth in Asia, we further expanded our production capacity in Shanghai. In early March 2007, Wincor Nixdorf began operation of a new and larger production site with an accompanying software competence center in the WaiGaoQiao free trade zone. As well as expanding our production and development capacity, we added new suppliers to our procurement network. With regard to all its suppliers, Wincor Nixdorf places great importance on compliance with international standards in relation to the environment, ethical considerations and working conditions. Our requirements and expectations in this respect are laid out in the Wincor Nixdorf Supplier Code of Conduct.