Box 2. Nestlé's supplier development in China

Box 2. Nestlé's supplier development in China

Supplier registration, supplier information, reference library and catalogues

(b) Evaluations of supplier performance indicated instances of discrepancies in terms of quality, defects and substitutions at UNOCI, UNFICYP, UNMISET and UNMIL

Quality aspects are also taken into account in the event of a price tie, when a supplier with a higher credibility is selected.

Supplier roster

Many concepts common in international business, such as supplier development or market development , are closely connected to broader concepts of sustainable economic development.

At the same time, UNICEF supports the harmonization of quality assurance of goods, supplier registration and evaluation, which was not sufficiently covered in the report.

Furthermore, the upgrading support for TML's SME suppliers features the following elements declaration of supplier status, technical support for development as well as quality, project guidance, tooling support, financial support, training support, guaranteed business and raw materials support in special nature. The TNC constantly monitors the quality of its suppliers' products and processes.

Therese Ballard, Supplier Diversity A tool for economic development , presentation at 28th IAPWG meeting, Warsaw, May 2003.

Another regional seminar on supplier credit in subregional development banks is being considered in collaboration with ESAIDARM.

Refunds received from supplier

Recent events have not enhanced the stature of the US as a supplier of high quality assets. And China, for its part, will continue to develop its financial markets and its capacity to generate high quality financial assets internally.

This includes a supplier development policy that focuses on meeting the company's quality standards and input expectations through technology transfer, training and continued surveillance mechanisms, including through a public private partnership that involves ETHOS, the German Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit, UNCTAD and BASF.

Packaging supplier linkage development. Nestlé operates 18 factories in China with a turnover of CHF 1 billion in 2000.

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More sophisticated retailers, especially in Europe, are increasingly demanding quality assurance all the way back to the producer and even to the feed supplier to ensure the consumer receives healthy products.

(e) Consultations are in progress on establishing common criteria for supplier eligibility for registration and a supplier performance rating system

Loss after distribution and returns to supplier

With respect to supplier performance, ESCWA advises that, in the absence of a post of Supplier Roster Officer, the job description of one staff will include periodical maintenance of the supplier roster and relevant files.

Poland is the main supplier from Eastern Europe.

Decrease in price due to change in supplier.

In contrast, it is generally considered that for one off products where quality is more important than price, and for strategic items, for which alliance level supplier relationships are critical, they are not suitable.

UNICEF is currently the world's largest supplier of ITNs.

Additional requirements for delivery charges levied by the supplier

Improved evaluation criteria for the new supplier application form

21. The Advisory Committee regrets the slow progress achieved in the development of a supplier roster, a fundamental element of the implementation of procurement reform.

An independent complaint bureau Supplier Relations Manager to be appointed

The revised Procurement Manual contains guidelines on supplier selection criteria.

The main benefits of that development are improved quality assurance and data integration.

Further development of the reporting guidelines could improve the quality of these projections.

Positive corporate contributions to development could include technical support to domestic supplier firms to help them master new technologies, including through assistance in production planning, quality management, inspection and testing, collaboration in R D (UNCTAD 2005), sharing information and extending financial support, including through assistance to employees to set up their own firms (UNCTAD 2001).

A United Nations Supplier Code of Conduct is also being formulated.

Some SMEs follow TNCs as their supplier firms in going abroad.

Implementation of guidelines on ethical principles and supplier code of conduct

The non availability of supplier evaluations had once again been noted.

Country offices were responsible for the development and quality control of local training activities.

The goal of development is to improve the quality of life of all people.

(b) Programmes for the development of infrastructure relating to metrology, standards, testing and quality.

Mr. Andras Sebok, Deputy Director, Development and Quality Institute for Foreign Food Industry, Hungary

The debts had been assigned by the defendant s supplier to the plaintiff.

The increased fuel cost reflects additional delivery charges levied by the supplier.

Energy is essential to economic and social development and to improving the quality of life.

Development is a multidimensional undertaking to achieve a higher quality of life for all people.

UNU will review its records to trace the deposits refunded by the supplier.