In the procurement of productive materials, the proportion involved in the procurement of parts is very large, and the production of parts cannot be separated from the mold
Many molds, such as injection molds and special metal molds, are often expensive and have long development cycles. During the negotiation of purchase contracts, most domestic-funded enterprises believe that the purchaser is in a strong position and often require suppliers to bear the cost of mold development. It seems that not letting the supplier pay for the development of the mold is a big loss. In fact, the supplier is not stupid. The wool is on the sheep. The cost will be shared in the unit price of the product or the cost of the mold will be recovered elsewhere.
However, due to the problem of costs, the ownership and disposal rights of the mold have become blurred, which brings great risks to normal production:
Once problems occurred in the later cooperation process, the ownership and disposal rights of the mold became very difficult, which led to the interruption of production, delayed delivery, and affected the business.
Among the world's top 500 manufacturing companies, most of the company's inquiry forms are structured inquiry forms, and all suppliers are required to fill in the cost form of the purchaser's inquiry form, which will specifically list the molds. Cost structure and tool life.
The world's top 500 manufacturing companies have very important ownership of molds, disposal rights, and intellectual property rights. When signing a contract for parts and components, they will also sign:
Purchase contract
It is specified in the purchase contract that the mold cost shall be borne by the purchaser, and the ownership and disposal rights of the mold shall be owned by the purchaser.
Lease contract for mold
Since the ownership of the contract belongs to the purchaser, the purchaser will lease it to the supplier for free, but the supplier has the obligation to properly keep and maintain it.
During the later cooperation between the two parties, any changes in the cooperation caused by the adjustment of the procurement strategy, the molds are firmly controlled in the hands of the purchaser, and the purchaser can pull the molds at any time to other suppliers Production, avoiding a lot of procurement and supply risks.