Tag: purchasing
Craft complains about excessive bureaucracy: “Let’s work”
craft In many cases, companies cannot pass on higher costs through higher prices. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin The trade complains about the excessive bureaucracy in Germany. Holger Schwannecke, Secretary General…
Audi manager Dirk Große-Loheide becomes the new head of purchasing at Volkswagen
Dirk Grosse-Loheide The VW native has been Head of Purchasing at Audi since April, having previously been responsible for procurement on the brand board at Volkswagen. (Photo: Volkswagen) Dusseldorf After…
Oliver Blume reorganizes the board – Dirk Große-Loheide becomes head of purchasing
Dirk Grosse-Loheide The VW native has been Head of Purchasing at Audi since April, having previously been responsible for procurement on the brand board at Volkswagen. (Photo: Volkswagen) Munich Volkswagen…
Countdown to the controversial supply chain law
The regulations stipulate that companies based in Germany and with more than 3000 employees must comply with the Supply Chain Act. Foreign companies with their headquarters in Germany are also…
Economy completely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials
A worker in a mine in Congo Germany is largely dependent on imports of rare earths. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Lithium, magnesium, cobalt: According to a study, Germany is highly dependent…
Purchasing power of pay scale employees falls by a record 4.7 percent
metal industry In the current year there were also high wage agreements in large industrial sectors such as the chemical or metal and electrical industry. (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin Tariff…
A lack of raw materials could slow down the German auto industry
Dusseldorf The balance of power is currently shifting at all levels in the automotive industry. With the replacement of the internal combustion engine by electric drives, supply chains that have…
The division of German industry is progressing
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen “The dichotomy will continue for some time.” (Photo: obs) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October…
The division of German industry is progressing
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen “The dichotomy will continue for some time.” (Photo: obs) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October…
The division of German industry is progressing
Industry German companies kept their production almost stable in October. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October compared…
Unsuccessful submarine buoy project only stopped after 19 years
Submarine U35 at its commissioning in 2015 The originally planned communication buoy was never completed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) talks about expensive misplanning in…
Medium-sized companies are changing supply chains – dependency remains
Container terminal in China Many medium-sized companies remain dependent on the country. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf With tensions rising globally, many companies are trying to reduce their dependence on China. This…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
Protests in front of a Foxconn factory (archive) Security forces clashed with workers at Apple’s Foxconn supplier in late November. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf Apple wants to relocate parts of…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
Protests in front of a Foxconn factory (archive) Security forces clashed with workers at Apple’s Foxconn supplier in late November. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf Apple wants to relocate parts of…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
iPhone A disruption to production in China could affect the Christmas business. (Photo: Bloomberg) London According to the Wall Street Journal, iPhone maker Apple has accelerated its plans to withdraw…
Forced Labor & Shady Deals in Qatar
Dusseldorf Slave-like working conditions, catastrophic conditions in the accommodation and unexplained deaths: The supply chain law that came into force at the turn of the year should actually prevent large…
Apple is facing a huge production outage in China
Apple store in Shanghai The high proportion of production in China is becoming a problem for the iPhone group. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, San Francisco The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China,…
Healthcare industry reacts to rising energy costs
Berlin The high prices for energy and raw materials are also putting massive pressure on the healthcare industry. Only every fourth company in the industry rates its business situation as…
Price cuts in China cause share prices to slide at Mercedes-Benz
EQS The price for the electric luxury sedan EQS fell by eleven to 22 percent from the equivalent of around 160,000 euros. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Mercedes-Benz shares were the big…
“The situation has never been so serious”
Berlin The year began with bad news for doctors, pharmacists and cancer patients. In February, the breast cancer drug tamoxifen was suddenly no longer available. A round, white pill –…