SupplyChain Magazine March 2016 | Page 42

DEUTSCHE BAHN AG

€ 40 billion

2014 revenue of Deutsche Bahn digitalisation of the supply chain . This solution makes daily collaboration between customers and suppliers more transparent and allows for cooperative processes across all levels of the industry , from rail operators to system providers and suppliers on different levels . Central Procurement can thus maximise supply security , innovative power , process stability and supply chain transparency for DB AG and can recognise bottlenecks at an early stage .

We are a founding member of the ‘ Railsponsible ’ sector initiative . Within this initiative , we are working together with our competitors to improve the sustainability and efficiency of our supply chain . As part of the initiative , suppliers are assessed based on defined standards , for example with regard their compliance with human rights , labour
Image Author : Volker Emersleben Image copyright : Deutsche Bahn AG
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