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Greg Troornman and colleague posing in front of grain trailer
of 1,550 proved resistant . Toornman says : “ We were very happy with that because we focused on how to get supplier participation and compliance to the level we needed beforehand .”
It worked so well because AGCO ’ s ideas benefitted the suppliers too . Under the previous logistical infrastructure , a supplier would have an AGCO truck show up at each factory door , but it could be 20 + different trucks over the course of a week . Now , it ’ s one truck per day picking up for 20 + factories across the globe .
This mutually beneficial type of partnership stems from AGCO ’ s core values , all of which embrace ethical working – which , again , extends to suppliers .
“ In our supplier performance manual , there is an expectation and understanding of what it means to do business with AGCO , to grow your business alongside us , and what happens if you are not in line with our values ,” Toornman explains . “ Transparency , integrity , respect – basic things that are just part of doing business with AGCO and how our team members operate when engaging both internally and
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