Supplier Requirements - Meeting the Highest Industry Standards

To become a supplier of HC-CARGO products to the Bosch Group, partners must fulfill strict criteria. Most important are:

• ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification
• Documented OE compliance (including PPAP where required)
• Ethical labor practices and regulatory adherence
• Ongoing quality, price, and delivery performance evaluations

Further: The Bosch Group requires that the following must be met:

• Document the quality and specifications of the product. The supplier must enclose a test printout with each delivery, or he must have documented uniform product quality in previously approved specifications
• Deliver goods that match the approved specifications. Products which do not correspond to the agreed specifications are returned
• Be able to document that the products delivered meet EC Directive no. 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles
• Meet all relevant regulatory requirements about the circumvention of chemicals

The Bosch Group requires that all work takes place under well-organised conditions and that neither slave labour nor child labour is used.
 
The Bosch Group retains the right to conduct unannounced audits of supplier facilities at any time.

• In connection with visits to suppliers or at least once a year, the purchasing department makes assessments of all suppliers in the vendor card file

The assessment is carried out in accordance with the following instructions:

• The assessment includes the following parameters: product quality, prices, reliability of delivery, service, quality control and terms of purchase and delivery.
• The Purchasing department evaluates product quality based on the registered NCRs. The remaining points are given based on the purchasing assistant’s assessment.
• The supplier is assessed as excellent, good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory.