Arçelik A.Ş. Sustainability Report 2011

Sustainability Report 2011The rate of purchasing from “Low Cost Countries” in 2011was 19%. In addition to this improvement, we target furthercompetitive advantage via cost reduction as a result ofprojects run with support from production facilities andour international supply network.In terms of regional distribution of purchasing activities,supplies from Turkey accounted for 46% of total purchasingvolume.Direct Material Procurement from Low CostCountries (%)Turkey36%45%One of our most significant purchasing strategies is toincrease local procurement in regions where ourproduction facilities are based. With our local procurementstrategy, we seek to contribute to the national economieswe operate in. We acknowledge that increasing localprocurement is a long-term goal which requires continuity.Beko LLC, which operates in Russia, increased its localprocurement volume ratio from 32% in 2010 to 35% in2011.LCC*OtherLCC*: Low cost countries19%Regional Distribution - Purchasing Capacity (%)U.S.0.10%Europe27.56%Turkey45.81%Far East25.67%Middle East0.85%41