OREANDA-NEWS. May 13, 2011. Baohua Bidding Responded Quickly to Specialized Service Demands of Customers as Module Purchasing Bidding Consultancy of Haier, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.
 
To track growth footsteps of customers and fulfill specialized demands, Baohua Bidding signed module purchasing bidding consultancy service contract with Haier Group with involved annual purchasing volume amounting to 40 billion yuan. 

Traditional white home appliance products are made by manufacturers designing specifications and types according to demands, purchasing spare parts from suppliers and assembling. Conflicts between dismantled product demands and batched manufacture became increasingly apparent with ever-changing industrial development. Domestic leading Haier Group began in 1998 trial module production to streamline spare parts standardization into modules and categories through flexible assembly. Fully incorporating compatibility and generality, the model facilitated enormous orders, fewer categories and reduced cost. In 2011, Haier Group implemented module purchasing in full scope through open bidding with reduced cost.   

According to agreement, Baohua Bidding provided module purchasing bidding consultancy for Haier Group. As initial measure of supply chain optimization in global home appliance industry, Baohua Bidding achieved in-depth understanding of the scheme in advance. In response to special professional demands to fully implement formal bidding of production and consumption materials, Baohua Bidding outlined 16 steps, built process risk control system to ensure real-time monitor of key links. It dispatched onsite service teams to track and research on various aspects and technical details for continuous optimization. It further stipulated detailed supplier information investigation forms taking into account characteristics of the industry, and provided suggestion for division of products into specific modules to effectively handle and control successful bidding.

According to requirements, Baohua Bidding would provide real-time solution package for module bidding, purchasing, price effectiveness confirmation, contract negotiation, etc. with more precise and considerate specialized service.