Manufacturing Industry
CEO Battenberg ups the ante for Delphi's buyers. (Buylines: Strategic Sourcing).(J.T. Battenberg, Delphi Automotive Systems)
Purchasing, April, 2002 by Stundza, Tom
Delphi Automotive Systems of Troy, Mich., is increasing global sourcing, successfully hedging its risks with futures contracts, and working with suppliers to dramatically improve parts quality. The initiatives were led by Ray C. Campbell, who steps down this month as the vice president of global purchasing of Delphi and passes the baton to R.
David Nelson, who was most recently vice president of worldwide supply management at Deere & Co. Delphi CEO J.T. Battenberg III tells PURCHASING Magazine: "Our purchasing organization is crucial to the success of our becoming a lean enterprise, supplying customers worldwide. Purchasing has to be the strong link between suppliers and manufacturing because, to speed our flow of material, we need suppliers to meet a...
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