Automotive suppliers procurement study - Roland Berger Strategy ...

Active improvement of quality and logistics performance of subsuppliers rarely used – Excellent lever in yearly price negotiationsSupplier management – Survey resultsModule levers Implementation Saving impact 1) REMARKSContinuous supplier qualityassessments in logisticsContinuous supplier quality assessmentsin project/serial phaseOptimum of the actual PPAP/MPA approachRegular performance of supplierimprovement workshopslow to high cost savings32%58%54%68%IndirectIndirectIndirectDirect• Maximum saving potentialregarding the addressed volumeis 2-5%• 53% of the suppliers considerthe internal degree of animplemented suppliermanagement as high/very high• Additional cost cutting potentialis high/very high say 42% of theexecutives• Main obstacles are sharedinterface responsibilities withproduction and quality departmentsas well as missingconcepts/processes"High"/"very high" in % of all respondentsOptimization focus1) Project experienceSTR-90008-481-02-02-E.ppt 18