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