Information for business partners
Cooperation on an equal footing: transparency, mutual trust, and fairness define the business relationship between Bosch and its partners. In the spirit of the founder, these values are at the core of every company decision and every action. For mutual success — today and in future.
Foundation of our cooperation: Responsibility and sustainability
For Bosch, the values responsibility and sustainability have always been intertwined. Ethically correct and resource conserving business conduct is the basis for a responsible business relationship.
Purchasing Terms and Conditions
The contractual basis for the cooperation between Bosch and partners in selected regions is listed below. Additional country-specific regulations are possible.
Logistics: Regulations and Standards
Clear rules and agreements make life easier. The supplier guidelines for Logistics help to improve the supplier relationships.
Supplier guidelines for Logistics
Logistics Supplier Manual
Global Transport Label (GTL)
Requirements of Bosch for the implementation of the Global Transport Label (GTL) according to VDA recommendation 4994.
Logistics Failure Catalogue
Regional regulations
Following amendments of the supply chain manual logistics apply.
Marking of supplied parts: MAT-Label
MAT-Label
- Standardized labeling of parts from suppliers with MAT-Label
- Specification of MAT-Label for Automotive Electronics (AE)
- Specification of MAT-Label for Final Tested Parts (AE)
Appendices to above documents for particular kinds of products:
YBFR labeling procedure for suppliers
EDI Portal
In addition to the SupplyOn platform, Bosch also uses Classic EDI for data transfer.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
Package shipments with the logistics service provider GLS
Transport Management Center (TMC)
Training documents for Carrier and Supplier
- Tutorial: password reset (EN, DE, IT, FR)
- Training video: Route availability check - TMS
- iNet user instructions (EN, CN)
TMC ROAD
- Training document carrier ROAD
- Training document carrier ROAD - short version
- Training document supplier ROAD
- Appendix supplier ROAD (Sample prefilled mail)
- Carrier training video
- Supplier Road Freights training
Module 1: Getting started with TMC and TMS
Module 2: Transport order creation
Module 3: Transport documents
Module 4: Transport processes - North America – Supplier Training Video (EN)
Module 1: Getting started with TMC and TMS
Module 2: Transport order creation
Module 3: Transport documents
Module 4: Transport processes
North America – Supplier Training Video (ES)
Ask us! Online
TMC SEA and AIR
Quality: Regulations and Standards
Quality as success factor: further requirements and information regarding quality management are listed below.
General quality documents
Requirement for Quality Management System (Certificates)
Prohibition and Declaration of Substances (N2580)
Value Stream Q-Basics
Requirements for special processes
Bosch Booklet Series: Quality Management in the Bosch Group
- Booklet 1 - Basic Concepts of Technical Statistics - Continuous Characteristics
- Booklet 2 - Basic Concepts of Technical Statistics - Discrete Characteristics
- Booklet 3 - Evaluation of Measurement Series
- Booklet 4 - Statistical Procedures, Formulas and Tables
- Booklet 5 - Statistical Tolerancing
- Booklet 6 - Evaluation of Field Data (DE)
Booklet 6 - Evaluation of Field Data (EN) - Booklet 7 - Statistical Process Control, SPC
- Booklet 8 - Measurement Uncertainty (CN)
Booklet 8 - Measurement Uncertainty (DE)
Booklet 8 - Measurement Uncertainty (EN) - Booklet 9 - Machine and Process Capability (CN)
Booklet 9 - Machine and Process Capability (DE)
Booklet 9 - Machine and Process Capability (EN) - Booklet 10 - Capability of Measurement and Test Processes
- Booklet 11 - Design of Experiments (DoE)
- Booklet 13 - Methods of design for reliability, verification and validation
- Booklet 14 - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FMEA
- Booklet 15 - Fault Tree Analysis - FTA
- Booklet 16 - Problem Solving
Specific quality documents
Mobility Solutions
Supplier Quality Requirements
Cooperation for New Products
Change Management
- New Process for Supplier Initiated Change Request (SICR) - Overview
- Supplier manual for SICR process (Download)
- Direct link to the entry point for submission of a SICR
Supplier Quality Improvement Program
Building Technologies
Supplier Quality Requirement
Cooperation for New Products
Change Management
- Part Change Notification (under rework)
- Postbox: ChangeNotificationsPOBox.BoschST@de.bosch.com
Drive and Controls
Supplier Quality Requirement
Power Tools
Prohibition and Declaration of Substances (N2580)
Content of Bosch-PT N2580 requirements
Material declaration via CDX (Compliance Data Exchange)
