The Council includes experts from across our businesses who share ideas, best practices and business processes. Individual businesses are able to leverage resources, create shared tools and enjoy the benefit of scale. Multiple subcommittees focus on specific areas to improve and achieve cost and time savings, such as travel and transportation and use of e-tools.
Company Collaboration
Our businesses work together to create value across supply chains. As a result, we have developed best-in-class supply chain relationships and processes. We promote continuous improvement and enhance our companywide collaboration.
Supply Chain Management Council
Innovation Networks
Our virtual innovation networks allow members to collaborate in a community environment so we can deliver new technologies and innovative capabilities to our customers rapidly. Our mission with these networks is to create and maintain an open environment where partners, suppliers and customers can share, develop and deliver current and emerging technologies and capabilities.
General Dynamics provides guidance and mentorship to the thousands of small businesses through their contract involvement. We sponsor and host events that allow our business units to meet with interested small business suppliers. These initiatives help small businesses expand their solution sets and marketing channel
We participate in formal mentor-protégé programs sponsored by agencies such as the Department of War, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration and Small Business Administration.
Supply Chain Standards
Counterfeit Parts Prevention
We have stringent quality-control processes in place to inspect, detect and mitigate suspected or confirmed counterfeit parts and software from entering the company’s supply chain. We disclose any findings to the government and the customer, as required under applicable laws or regulations.
Materials Sourcing
We are committed to responsible sourcing throughout our global supply chain. We take steps to gather information on suppliers’ sustainable labor and materials-sourcing practices, purchase long-lasting products with low carbon footprints where possible, deal only with non-embargoed countries, and act to prevent counterfeit parts from entering our supply chain. We have established mechanisms to assess risk and ensure compliance, and we endeavor to look for new ways to reduce risk throughout our supply chain.
Modern Slavery and Child Labor
We recognize the importance of ensuring that respect for human rights and dignity is embedded at all levels of our business. We do not tolerate human trafficking, child labor or forced labor anywhere within our businesses or supply chains.
Learn more about how we are meeting these standards.
Conflict Minerals
As part of our commitment to responsible sourcing, we require our suppliers to trace potential sources of minerals such as tantalum, tin, gold or tungsten in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements. We submit a Conflict Minerals Specialized Disclosure Report annually.
