Bosch Appliances 1.2.1Classical EDI, 1.2.2WebEDI, 1.2.3Procurement Control Concepts, Bosch

Bosch Supplier Logistics Manual, Release. 3.0

1.2.1Classical EDI

For the interchange of ordering data BOSCH uses the following industry standards:

REGION		STANDARD
A.	Europe	VDA, ODETTE, EDIFACT
B.	North America	AIAG, EDIFACT
C.	South America	RND,EDIFACT
D.	South Africa	VDA, ODETTE, EDIFACT
E.	Australia	EDIFACT, ANSI
F.	Asia	EDI format to be defined with the receiving BOSCH plant – except for
	- Korea	EDIFACT as preferred standard
	- Japan	ZEXEL legacy system for local supply (imported parts: fax)

1.2.2WebEDI

WebEDI is an internet-based information system for suppliers to communicate with BOSCH, used for example in cases of low call-off volumes or where suppliers do not have the necessary infrastructure. It is an alternative to classical EDI. BOSCH standard WebEDI application is provided by internet marketplace SupplyOn AG (Internet: http://www.supplyon.com)– except for RBLA plants (South America) that use BeSIS.

1.2.3Procurement Control Concepts

The following procurement control concepts are generally in use:

-Classical delivery call procedure with releases (Release Process)

-Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) or delivery control management (DCM)

-Kanban

Within the framework of the implementation of the Bosch Production system (BPS) BOSCH strives to form a lean supply chain from the customer to the supplier.

If the general conditions allow, primarily procurement processes based on pull principles will be used (only deliver what the previous manufacturing level has consumed) , for example Kanban, DCM, and VMI.

The control concept applied for the respective contracted product is decided by BOSCH.

Robert Bosch GmbH, CP/LOG, 07.05.2007 Page 7(35)