NDS Surgical Imaging provides fully customized medical grade HD displays and video infrastructure solutions for Karl Storz. As a strategic partner, NDS ensures a reliable supply chain and prioritizes Karl Storz shipments. NDS received excellent vendor ratings from Karl Storz for quality, on-time delivery, and competitive pricing, demonstrating the value it provides as a top-rated supplier.
1. The Value NDS Surgical Imaging Brings to Karl Storz
Executive Summary
NDS Surgical Imaging, LLC (NDS) specializes in the customization, production and distribution of medical grade HD Displays and
video infrastructure solutions completely customized to meet the stringent requirements of Karl Storz.
Our ability to fully and completely customize the solution provides Karl Storz with an unmatched industry leading competitive
advantage in providing “…optimal comprehensive solutions that covers the entire imaging chain” (Karl Storz – Perfectly
Matched Components). NDS values its position within the Karl Storz solution offerings and understands the critical nature we
play in our mutual success. We continue to invest in our relationship and look forward to growing it over time.
Our Value
• Agile Strategic Business Partner- NDS has created a business structure and culture which promotes rapid decision-
making coupled with clean execution when quick changes and adjustments are required in the face of a rapidly
competitive and changing business climate. This is important for Karl Storz because as your business changes, NDS
has the discipline and business acumen to move step-by-step with you as your business evolves.
• Critical Supply Side Operational Support is continually provided to Karl Storz as a competitive advantage by ensuring
a smooth and long lasting product life cycle for those critical products such as the 26” displays. NDS has proactively
secured over $2 million dollars worth of LCD glass in order to ensure the Karl Storz product lines is not disrupted due
to a critical component shortage. All Karl Storz shipments are prioritized and shipped accordingly.
• Top Rated Vendor - NDS achieved a very positive vendor rating from Karl Storz for Product Quality, On-Time-Delivery
and Price development (NDS scored with overall 97 points, class “A” in July 2011 and overall 94 points class “A” in July
2010).
• NDS specializes in designing and producing medical grade HD display and video infrastructure solutions are
completely customized from concept design and engineering prototype through validation to final production units;
this provides Karl Storz with unlimited flexibility in meeting their customers’ current and future needs.
• As a Premier status partner NDS provides a Dedicated Strategic Account Manager (D-SAM) who serves as a central
and Single Point of Contact for all issues and questions. The D-SAM works with product management, order
management, quality, production and all other business unit participants to accurately define the business
requirements and then quickly and accurately move the appropriate resources into place to resolve the Karl Storz
issue(s).
• Dedicated Service and Support team within our Customer Care unit to ensure all Karl Storz problems are logged,
organized and escalated based on Karl Storz expectations and we are constantly refining our Multi-Continent-Service
and Support processes and procedures on your behalf. Our team provides remote technical support by recreating
and duplicating the exact experience the Karl Storz customer experiences in the field. This helps us gain insight into
the subtleties of each problem and helps us as we implement the resolution. Additionally the team provides Quick
RMA support for those incidents which require hardware repair and or replacement.
• Loaner/Spare Equipment is provided to Karl Storz at no charge. As an added Premier benefit to Karl Storz takes
advantage of a large loaner/spare equipment pool which helps them provide timely advanced replacement
equipment when needed. We provide this as an added benefit based on our long standing partnership.
• Escalated In-Field Support by product management and product engineering team to quickly define and resolve the
customer problem. Whether it’s dispatching a product engineer or product manager to a hospital anywhere in the
world, NDS works quickly and tirelessly on Karl Storz’s behalf to resolve the underline problem. We continue
afterword by following-up and creating a field report which is circulated within the NDS team with the intent to better
understand how best to support the customer going forward.
• Pre-Prototype samples are made available for those situations and challenges which require out of the box hardware
solutions which cannot wait for a production level solution. NDS has executed several of these fixes to ensure the
end customers’ problem is resolved quickly and seamlessly.
• Conceptual products are brought to the market for Karl Storz in an effort to help gain the upper hand on their
competition by solving their customers’ immediate needs.
• Production of the products and services is systematically tracked, organized and managed out of our San Jose office
where we have created specific Karl Storz strategic business processes to ensure the best overall product is delivered
from very small to medium and high manufacturing quantities.
• Certified Pre-Owned visual display program only for Karl Storz. As part of the premier partner program, Karl Storz is
able to deliver unmatched value to its customer base by providing cost effective good-as-new display solutions for
those clients who have limited budgets. The program provides a mechanism for Karl Storz to capitalize on all sales
opportunities by offering lower price options without sacrificing bottom line profitability.
• We treat you like our most important customer – because you are!
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Vendor evaluation
Dear Sir or Madam,
Purchase Department July 2010
As one ofthe world‘s leading manufaeturers ofmedical technology, KARL STORZ has made
it a priority to offer optimal safety for its customers and therefore also for patients.
Among other things, this requires a highly qualified supplier management. In this letter you
will receive the results of an analysis which has been done in the course ofa continual
supplier evaluation.
This overall score for the last 12 months is ealculated from the sub-criteria quality, supply
and, to a certain extent, the development ofthe purchase prices.
lt is based on weigbing the individual sub-criteria.
Your evaluation:
Overall score:
Sub-eriterion quality:
Sub-criterion meeting delivery dates/quantity requirements:
Sub-criterion price development:
This corresponds to the Karl Storz classification:
94
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87
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A
(Please see the appendix for the explanation ofthe evaluation and the classification)
Hausadresse:
KARL ST0RZ GmbH 5 Co. KG
Mittetiraße 8
D-78532 TuttlIngen
Bankverblndungen:
Volksbank Donau-Neckar eG. Tuttlingen (BL2 643 901 30)
Kto-Nr. 772 003. SWIFT: SEND DESIPJT
SAN: DE97 6439013000007720 03
Tel.: .49(0)7461 708-0
Fax: .49(0)7461 708-105
E-Mail: Infa@karlstorz.de
Web: ~wAq.karbIarzcam
WEEE-Peg,-Nr. DE 74465658
Commerzbank AG Tuttlingen (BLZ 643800 II)
Klo-Nr. 271330500, SWIFF: DRES DE FF 643
SAtt DE69 6438 0011 027‘ 330500
Kommanditgesellschaft:
KARL STORZ GmbH 5 Co. KG
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Tuttlingen
1-fondeisregIner: Stuttgart HRA 450442
USI-ID-Nr. DE 142931059
Krebsgarkasse Tuttlingen (8t2 643 500 70)
Kto-Nr. 1322 S‘.~FT: SOLA DES 1 TUT
IDAR DE39 643500700000001322
Persönlich haftender Geselbchatte,:
K~J?L SFORZ-Verwaltungsgesollschaft mbtt
Slz der Gesellschaft: Tuttlingen
Handelsregister: Stuttgart HRB 450225
SeschöftstChrer: Dr. h. c. mull. Sybe Stotz
Deutsche Bank AG Tuttlingen (812 653 700 75)
Klo-Nr. 211 639000 SWIFT: DEUT DESS6S3
SAH: 0E09 65370075021‘ 639000
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NDS Surgical Imaging B.V.
6. The following sub-critcria arc important for the evaluation:
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Quality
Every incoming delivery is evaluated for quality during the incoming goods inspection. A
delivery flulfils the quality requirements if it meets the basic speeifications.
Speeial concessions which arise for a reason which is the responsibility ofthe supplier will be
counted as a poor delivery in the supplier evaluation.
Meeting delivcry dates
A delivery is punctual ifit is made at the agreed-upon place by the agreed-upon deadline in
the required quality as are specifled in the order and confirmed by an order acknowledgment.
Analysis
The analysis is done regularly by determining an overall score.
Ifyour rating is the elassification A or B,
we would like to encourage you to use this information to optimize your internal processes so
that you will move up to supplier dass A, in case you do not already belong to this dass.
The result ofthe supplier evaluation is ofthe greatest importance in the ffirther course of
business relations and will be given attention accordingly.
Ifyour rating is the classification C,
we request you to supply us with a list ofyour measures as weh as a schedule oftheir
implementation in order to move up in the classification. This would be in both ofour
interests. We will document, evaluate and, ifneed be, support this list ofmeasures to be
talcen.
Only in narrowly defined exceptional cases will C suppliers be considered when new projects
arc awarded. Should the measures you take fail to lead to an improvement in the
categorisation or ifno list ofmeasures to be taken has been reeeived within the next 28 days,
Karl Storz will be forced to resort to flirther steps which could lead be being phased out of
being a Karl Storz supplier.
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Housadresse:
KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG
Mifteistraße 8
D-78532 Tuttlingen
Bankverblndungen:
Volksbank Donau-Neckar eG, TuttlIngen (BLZ 643 90‘ 30)
Kto-Nr. 772 003, SWIFT: GENO DES‘ TUT
mAn DE97 643901300000 772003
Tel.: +49 (0)7461 708-0
Fax: +49(0)7461 703-105
E-Mail: lnto@karlslorzde
Web: ~Aw).karblorz,com
WEEE-Reg-Nr. DE 74465858
Commerzbank AG Tutllingen ~L2 643 800 Ii)
Kto-Nr. 27)330500, SWIFT: DRES DE FF643
mAn (3(69 6438 0011 0271 330500
Kommanditgesellschaft:
KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG
Sitz der Gexellsohatt: Tulilingen
Handelsregbtec Stuttgart HRA 450442
LISt-ID-Nr. DE 142931059
Kre~parkaxse Tuttlingen @LZ 643500 70)
Kto-Nr. 1322 SWIFF: S0{.A DES 1 TUT
mAN: (3(7964350070 ~0 001322
Persönlich haftender Gesellschafter:
KARL STORZ-Venvaltungsgeselbchatt rnbH
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Tuttlingen
Handelxregbter: Stutlgarl NR8 450225
Geschäftsführer: Dr. h, c, mutt. Sybitt Starz
Deutsche Bank AG Tuttlingen (BLZ 653 70075)
Kto--Nr. 211 639000 SWIFT: DEUT DESSÖ53
BASt 0(09663700750211 6390 00
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KPJ?L STOPZ GmbH & Co. KG • Postfach 230 78503 ruttllngen
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