Lead-acid Battery Manufacturing Materials Procurement Management Studies

With the stable and rapid development of Chinese economic, the infrastructures like telecom, internet, and metro and high speed rail have developed very fast in China. And also with the rapid development of automobile industry in China, lead-acid battery to be firstly chosen as back-up power has been developed very fast. Meanwhile, for the sake of protecting their own countries'environment, European and American countries had restricted lead-acid battery to be produced in their own countries and transferred the centre of production to China. The industry of lead-acid battery had met an unprecedented chance of development. However, it had met the challenges like the continuance rise of price of raw material; rise and drop suddenly and sharply of the lead price which almost take the about 70% of the lead-acid battery's cost; relatively low level of supply chain management and the intense competition of the global market.To grasp the current chance of development, lead-acid battery industries need to adjust the strategy of their own research & development, production, procurement and sales to achieve the goal of reducing the cost, shortening the lead time, improving the quality of product and ameliorating the service level. This study will begin with the management of material procurement, to do the research for the strategy of material procurement and the vendor management in the domestic lead-acid battery industries and CD lead-acid battery manufacturer. Base on that combining the research results from both domestic and international scholars to bring forwarder the improvement of the material procurement management for CD lead-acid battery manufacturer.The study of this paper provides the important reference criterion, which has practical significance in design and implement of material procurement management strategy for CD lead-acid battery manufacturer and other similar lead-acid manufacturers.