SALZGITTER MACHINENBAU AG
“We have a great production network with facilities in separate countries from our headquarters here in Salzgitter and our process engineering in Braunschweig (Brunswick) Lower Saxony. We also have production facilities for grabs in Chennai, India, and the production facility for spreaders is in the greater area of Shanghai, China, with headquarters in Singapore. “We are a very global network. As a middle-sized German company with a sales volume turnover of €300 million, we can leverage this production network and the sourcing possibilities that [go] along with that. Also, to have a construction base with very skilled engineers in India, and also here with our traditional construction in Germany,
is a great asset, which few middle-sized German companies actually have.” Commenting on how SMAG continued to operate during the pandemic, Veith, who started with the company in November 2019, said he was fortunate enough to travel to India and Singapore to see the facilities before restrictions were in place. “We switched to Zoom or Team meetings and adapted our facilities for increased health and safety, but apart from that, our supply chain has been very stable. We see transportation costs going up, but overall, we have not had any shutdowns due to lack of supplies, which [proves] our business model works and that our supply chains are very stable. procurementmag.com
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