What are the general requirements to do business with Whirlpool?
Number	Requirement Type	Requirement Description	NAR	CPO	WER	LAR	WOIL
1	Global Requirement	Successful Quality Audit scores and an on site evaluation of manufacturing capabilities is a requirement of doing business with Whirlpool.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Global Requirement	Suppliers must comply with all specifications provided by Whirlpool.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Global Requirement	Whirlpool’s standard written supply agreement will be required in most cases with supplier agreeing to provide a quality product it will stand behind including: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3A	Global Requirement	Contract is with the appropriate party or parties who is making commitments to Whirlpool and from whom Whirlpool can recover.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3B	Global Requirement	A warranty that supplier’s product will meet Whirlpool’s specifications and be free of defects.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3C	Global Requirement	Supplier accountability for cost incurred by Whirlpool resulting from supplier’s poor performance	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D	Global Requirement	Supplier understanding and acknowledgement that its parts will be incorporated in appliances sold in the US and elsewhere.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3E	Global Requirement	Coverage by supplier of any 3rd party claims (property damage or personal injury; “products liability”) caused by supplier’s product.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	Global Requirement	Global Competitiveness:  We expect our suppliers’ total landed costs to be competitive with their global competitors.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Global Requirement	Whirlpool must have an understanding of supplier’s financial viability and ownership status (i.e. If a China supplier, does the government support or have any corporate ownership?).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Global Requirement	Suppliers must comply with all applicable Local, Regional and International Laws.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Global Requirement	Chinese Suppliers must have foreign trade authority.  That is, Certificate of Approval for Enterprises with Foreign Trade Rights or be a licensed Foreign Investment Enterprise.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	Global Requirement	Supplier cannot use child or prison labor to manufacture components supplied to Whirlpool.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Global Requirement	Supplier and its beneficial owners must not be identified by the US Government as someone with whom US companies are prohibited from doing business.  See web site for more details:  http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sdn/index.html.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	Global Requirement	Supplier must participate in semi-annual total business/performance reviews (Supplier Alignment Meetings)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	Global Requirement	Whirlpool suppliers are expected to deliver innovation in all aspects of the business relationship (i.e. design, quality, consumer needs, etc.)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Global Requirement	Suppliers may be required to sign Confidentiality and Development agreements.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Global Requirement	Whirlpool will maintain intellectual property rights for all co-designed and Whirlpool designed components and assemblies.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
14	Global Requirement	Suppliers must agree to share technical data with Whirlpool.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
15	Global Requirement	Supplier must be able and willing to maintain service parts availability up to 10-15 years or as otherwise negotiated.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
16	Global Requirement	Supplier communication through Whirlpool's Electronic Communication systems (EDI, EZISM, EDIFACT, minimum Internet  etc.) is a requirement.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
17	Regional Requirement	Supplier must carry a minimum of $5.0 million commercial liability insurance with US coverage.  Supplier must provide a certificate of insurance.	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
18	Regional Requirement	Suppliers must meet regional Quality system requirements: Basic requirement tbd by region (e.g. ISO 9000)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
19	Regional Requirement	Suppliers must agree to a Quality Penalty clause	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
20	Regional Requirement	Supplier must be capable of meeting C-TPAT  (customs and trade partners against terrorism) requirements if importing into the US.  See web site for more details:  www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
21	Regional Requirement	Supplier must comply with hazardous material regulations in the US, referred to as Proposition 65.  See web site:  www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65.html. and European Directive 200/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RhOS)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
21A	Regional Requirement	All suppliers to Whirlpool Corporation must be willing to demonstrate compliance to Whirlpool's Global Restricted Materials List (RML) for every part that they are sourced/or in the process of sourcing prior to actual production shipments.  The Global Restricted Materials List (RML) can be found on the Supplier Registration Web-site.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
22	Regional Requirement	Supplier cannot use child or prison labor to manufacture components supplied to Whirlpool.Supplier must declare the compliance to the IKEA IWAY Standard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
23	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must provide year over year total cost productivity commitments (5-8%).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
24	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must be willing to sell on Consignment/Pay on Consumption, which means it owns the inventory (“supplier owned”) while stored at or near Whirlpool's facilities until Whirlpool pulls or uses the inventory for production purposes.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
25	Expectation to be Negotiated	For imports into the US, such inventory will be designated “supplier owned” inventory to avoid any confusion.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
26	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier Pay terms begin when Whirlpool removes the parts from consignment or supplier owned inventory for use in manufacturing.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
27	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must agree to Net 90 day minimum pay terms.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
28	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must agree to participate in the Drawback of duties, if applicable.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
29	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must participate in Early Supplier Involvement in the design of components and systems.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
30	Expectation to be Negotiated	Whirlpool may require on-site representation for extended periods at Whirlpool Technology Centers around the world and may require multiple language skills.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
31	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must conduct periodic visits to Whirlpool factories served by the supplier	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
32	Expectation to be Negotiated	Suppliers must utilize Whirlpool standard Advanced Shipping Notices (ASNs)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
33	Expectation to be Negotiated	Suppliers must utilize Whirlpool standard Bar Coding	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
34	Expectation to be Negotiated	Suppliers must support Whirlpool's paperless invoice process.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
35	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must provide a key account representative for each region.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
36	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must have the capability for Whirlpool to contact them 24 hours a day.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
37	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must agree to the compliance requirements of Whirlpool's website to register.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
38	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must provide Union contract, if applicable.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
39	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must participate to the Whirlpool OPEX program (critical suppliers only)	No	No	Yes	No	No
40	Expectation to be Negotiated	Supplier must meet recycling requirements of their home country; will keep Whirlpool up to date with advances in recycling technology and a view of recycling advances being developed in their market and those of their customers around the world	Yes	No	No	No	No