Its basic goals are:  uniformity in procurement management throughout the Group;  mitigation of operational and credit risks which might arise from collaboration with suppliers;  the timely supply of products and services to the Group;  limiting the cost of supplying products and services, by using e-auctions;  the formation of long-term collaborations with suppliers who are evaluated on a regular basis;  the formation of a regulatory framework, through which transparent and clear processess can take place;  the establishment of a uniform contractual framework and its enforcement on prospective suppliers and external partners;  the definition of a cooperation framework between the organizational units involved in the supply management;  the definition of quantitative and qualitative specifications for all products and services supplied.