Tag: purchasing
Power Purchase Agreements: securing electricity prices for medium-sized companies
Oldenburg Molten glass is a fascinating substance: liquid like lava, golden yellow like honey, convertible into countless shapes. The Mainz-based special glass manufacturer Schott uses it to make ceramic hobs,…
Apple announces new purchasing method for iPhone
In today’s conditions, online shopping is becoming more and more common. In these periods, when we buy even cars with online orders, the purchasing options are also different. In this…
Volkswagen is stepping up insourcing and competing with powertrain suppliers for business
Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The announcement by the VW Group that it will build large parts of the electric drive train itself from 2025 is causing tension in the industry. Affected are…
Raising the minimum wage has given low earners a significant boost in purchasing power
Berlin The sharp increase in the statutory minimum wage to twelve euros has significantly increased purchasing power in the low-wage sector in Germany, despite the high rates of price increases.…
How the West Secures Critical Minerals
Ursula von der Leyen and Justin Trudeau During her trip to the USA and Canada, the security of raw materials is high on the agenda for the EU Commission President.…
The German austerity measures for medicines are driving innovative pharmaceutical companies abroad
>>iOS In the face of global supply chain problems, political interventions and commodity price pressures, the few remaining suppliers cannot always meet demand, leading to drug shortages. Now Berlin has…
AI start-up One Data develops new platform against chip shortage with Harman
Berlin, Dusseldorf The automotive industry has been suffering from the chip crisis for more than two years. The situation in the industry is improving only slowly. The US market research…
After a price dispute with brand manufacturers: Edeka is expanding its own brand production
Edeka logo The dealer has built up a small empire of production companies. (Photo: picture alliance / Hauke-Christi) Dusseldorf The Schwarz Group with its retail chains Lidl and Kaufland is…
Why manufacturers and suppliers need mediators
Production of electric vehicles at Volkswagen Car manufacturers are skeptical as to whether all of the cost increases cited by suppliers are justified. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The difficult…
Incoming orders from Bundeswehr special funds have been low so far
armor The so-called special fund in the amount of 100 billion euros to better equip the Bundeswehr was launched by the federal government after the Russian attack on Ukraine at…
Germany in talks with Oman over LNG supplies
Manuela Schwesig and Olaf Scholz at the Deutsche Ostsee LNG terminal LNG plays a key role in Germany’s efforts to replace Russia’s missing gas supplies (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) London /…
Bed Bath & Beyond initially fends off bankruptcy with share sale
A branch of Bed Bath & Beyond The company tries to avoid bankruptcy by selling the shares. (Photo: AP) The ailing US furniture store Bed Bath & Beyond has initially…
The expansion of renewables cannot be forced
Wind farm opponents protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate Wind power is often not well accepted. (Photo: Christian Mang / imagedeluxe.net) Dusseldorf Sometimes the impression is created that it…
Norge Mining wants to exploit phosphate deposits
Norwegian commodity hope The raw materials group Norge Mining wants to mine phosphate on a large scale. (Photo: Norge Mining) Zurich The European Raw Materials Alliance (Erma), an initiative co-financed…
How much purchasing power will be lost this year?
pedestrian zone According to the barometer, consumers’ propensity to buy has increased. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany’s consumers seem to be gradually coming to terms with the crisis, inflation and rising…
Supply chains: Companies tremble for electronic components
Loudspeaker production in China Many German companies are dependent on electronic components from the Far East. (Photo: dpa) Munich The pandemic is over, but the fear of months of delays…
Industrialization: German dependence on China
Container port in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu Province The German electronics industry in particular is dependent on deliveries from the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Large companies such as…
Apple boss Cook wants to get rid of his suppliers
Apple The Californian group is increasingly using self-developed components in its devices. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich, San Francisco The clock is ticking for Apple’s suppliers. The iPhone manufacturer is developing more…
Car manufacturers and suppliers facing a challenging fiscal year
car production The order books of the car manufacturers, which are well filled as a result of the lack of chips, will be processed in 2023. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart…
Many companies are ill-prepared
Garment workers in Bangladesh German companies have to screen thousands of suppliers worldwide in order to meet the requirements of the supply chain law. (Photo: action press) Dusseldorf On January…