Prospective Suppliers

Supplier Selection Process Aera selects key suppliers based on the company’s core process requirements and standardized selection criteria. Aera desires to work with companies that have strong management processes and effective methods of developing their workforce to continuously improve. Supplier selection is based upon criteria that are vital to a particular process and indicative of future success at Aera. The criteria are weighted and some attributes may be more important for one process team than another. For example, technical support may be more important for a surveillance process team than field service and support capabilities and will be weighted accordingly. Each criterion has detailed descriptions that define the requirements that are important to Aera. Aera’s fundamental selection criteria include: ● Health, Safety and Environment (strong safety processes and culture) ● Economics (financially sound, competitive pricing, internal cost systems, term, etc.) ● Alliance Qualities (alliance experience, team skills, facilitation capabilities or skills, etc.) ● Technical Support Capabilities ● Field Service and Support Capabilities ● Customer References ● Performance (continuous improvement) ● Quality (ISO 9002; consistent and improving quality) ● Electronic Commerce Capabilities