SUPPLY CHAIN if our colleagues are highly qualified and have the specialist and language skills to analyse markets , innovations and risks within their product group on an international basis ,” says Arne Oehlsen , Head of the Procurement Customer Portal and Qualification Unit . He continues : “ In our newly integrated qualification programme , we are also bringing together purchasers , managers and internal customers to learn about specific product groups and tendering issues as a team .”
The opening of our International Procurement Office in Shanghai in November 2015 is aimed more at the supplier market . “ Global Value Sourcing is one of the main procurement levers for a globally active group like DB . Together with experienced staff , we want to develop relationships with existing and new suppliers here locally in the Asian market ,” says Michael Boback , Head of DB AG ’ s International Procurement Office Shanghai with regard to the office ’ s objectives . “ China plays an especially important role here , since over 80 percent of the market growth for high-speed trains over the past few years has been here . The production , development and testing capacities in China are state-of-theart . We are looking to intensify contacts with companies who offer high-quality and innovative products at competitive prices , even though the price is not the sole decisive criterion .
As a driver of innovation , DB supports the cross-sector ‘ RailSupply ’ programme as a pioneering step towards comprehensive
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