 | At the core of all of CLAAS’ strategic supply partnerships is the aim of ever closer collaboration with our suppliers to promote joint growth through shared values. Regular communication with our suppliers, fostering a constant sharing of ideas and innovations is of particular importance. Our relationship to our supply partners is characterised by long-term commitment, mutual trust and close identification with CLAAS’ business aims. Only through working together can we be strong enough to compete successfully in a global market. In order to be able to offer our distributors and customers the highest level of quality in the future, we are relying on you as a highly motivated manufacturer of top quality and innovative products. CLAAS views its global supply network as a strategic asset contributing to consolidation of its position at the forefront of technology, and ensuring continued profitable growth in the future. |
Rüdiger Mohr, Head of Corporate Purchasing | |
Here, the most important aspects are long-term collaboration and continuity with our supply partners.
Integration at an early stage into CLAAS’ product development process leads to increased merging of separate business strategies, so that potential for improvement can be jointly realised by all partners. Our objective is to design the best and most flexible production and delivery processes, using state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies.
In order, with your assistance, to reinforce and enhance our position as a technology leader in the future, we rely on the following success factors:
- Provision of perfect quality
- “Design to Cost“ cooperation in development
- Use of small and medium-sized production batches
- Supply of complete components
- Flexible reaction to demand fluctuations
- Guarantee of on-time delivery
- Achievement of annual rationalisation effects
- Reliability in contractual relationships
If the CLAAS spirit has sparked your interest, and you would like to apply to join our team of suppliers, please use our supplier self-assessment form.
