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Automotive News Europe, August, 2004 by Sherefkin, Robert
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Byline: Robert Sherefkin
Delphi plans to cut its global supply base by 75 percent even as it seeks more collaboration with suppliers.
"Globally, we buy around $14 billion in direct material and have a little more than 4,000 suppliers," says Delphi purchasing chief Dave Nelson. "That's a lot of relationships to manage."
Delphi had 9,000 suppliers three years ago. It aims to cut the number to 1,000, Nelson says. No target date has been set.
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Of those 1,000, 100 will be so-called strategic suppliers - companies that supply Delphi with critical systems ...
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