Bosch Appliances 3 manual Outlook

Bosch Supplier Logistics Manual, Release. 3.0

5. Outlook

BOSCH is continuously striving to improve its incoming and outgoing logistics processes. This means that the requirements placed on suppliers will continue to change in future.

The goal is to formulate standardized requirements and to limit logistics concepts to a manageable variety.

In this, the focus will be on:

-Establishment of the e-business capability of BOSCH suppliers and increased digitalization of the supply chain through EDI/WebEDI.

-Introduction of the relevant BPS procurement control and transportation concepts (compare to 1.2.3,3)

-Integration of suppliers into concepts such as BPS (BOSCH Production System)

-Introduction of the Global Transport Label (GTL).

-Implementation of measures to simplify the returnable management process, for example the introduction of purchase/ sale systems and RFID technology for tracking returnables.

This requires the proactive involvement of BOSCH suppliers and service providers. Only suppliers who are prepared to proactively cooperate with BOSCH in new, collaborative concepts may expect to continue business with BOSCH on a long-term basis.

Robert Bosch GmbH, CP/LOG, 07.05.2007 Page 30(35)