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AGCO Corporation - Group Picture that we focus on are within various levels of the organizational function are 1 . to believe in it , 2 . to understand it , 3 . to embrace it , and 4 . to enable it .”
This cooperation has to extend away from the company itself , of course , and through the supply chain .
“ We paint a picture to the supplier , saying ‘ yes , we hear you as a collective group – here are the things we are doing and investing in to make it easier for you , as the supplier , to do business with AGCO ’,” says Toornman . “ You start working on that a year in advance , and when you then reach out to those suppliers and ask them to change what they do , how they do it and when they do it , they are aware of why you ’ re doing it because it helps them satisfy their opportunities or the needs they ’ re expressing to you .”
It ’ s all about teamwork and collaboration for AGCO . Thanks to this approach , when the initial European regions inbound 4PL freight initiative roll-out occurred , only 10 suppliers out
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