In an increasingly competitive marketplace, the concept of value creation is more important than ever before. No longer is profit assured from new markets or increased volume. Keeping costs lower than competition without losing quality and supply reliability is vital to value growth. And that's where Purchasing plays an important role. Our mission in Dow Global Purchasing is to deliver substantial sustainable competitive advantages for Dow's businesses.
We will deliver that competitive advantage to the businesses by obtaining the world's lowest prices for all raw materials and services, always striving to secure a purchase price lower than that secured by our competitors. We focus on total cost impact, not just on the price, recognizing that implementation is as important as the original deal. In order to sustain this advantage, we structure our processes to help our low-cost suppliers win, rewarding them with the majority of our global business.
Dow recognizes that suppliers play a vital role in our ability to do business. To that end, we desire to create and maintain a healthy working relationship with each of our suppliers. We expect several things from our suppliers – First, that they have global representation and commitment, participating in all needed geographies and in all available product offerings. Secondly, we require consistency in supply, in service and in quality. In return we offer our suppliers similar loyalty and our commitment to purchase large volumes globally. Those volumes may even grow as Dow continues to lead the industry across a broad base of chemicals and polymers, utilizing the most innovative technology.
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