Goal of selectionNCI's material specialist team is responsible to select suppliers. NCI's purchase department is responsible to get best overall value for NCI when purchasing articles, services and intellectual properties from suppliers. Therefore, when selecting suppliers, the following principle and goal shall be followed: Select best suppliersEvaluate fair value

Supplier selection:NCI has developed a complete supplier selection/fair value evaluation process to ensure suppliers best meeting NCI's interests will be chosen. Meanwhile, all suppliers have equal chances to win orders from NCI.

The basic principle of the process is: fair, open and faithful. And it is secured by the following mechanism: Centralized control of purchase: Purchase department is the only organization that makes fund commitment with suppliers to obtain goods and/or services.The team to select suppliers: Material specialist team is the only organization to select suppliers, and it is a cross-department team consisting of customer representatives, QE, production technicians and purchase representatives. The team's mission is to identify the list of qualified suppliers that can provide products and/or services to NCI as required.

Supplier feedback office: Appointed personnel are responsible to collect feedback and complaints from suppliers who feel unsatisfied with NCI.

Supplier Performance EvaluationNCI has developed a supplier evaluation process and will feed back to suppliers periodically. The process includes the evaluation by different departments on key aspects of suppliers including technology, quality, lead time, response, cost and contract fulfillment. The evaluation aims to provide both parties with an open channel for better relationship. Meanwhile, we encourage feedback from suppliers. These information will facilitate the improvement of the business relation between each other and NCI's internal operation.

Code of Conduct for PurchaseIntegrity and Ethical StandardsNCI's policy is to transact with suppliers and other customers on the basis of fairness and business ethics. Shall you feel that this policy is disvalued or violated, please feed back to NCI's supplier feedback office. We will conduct investigation and handle it properly and keep it as a secret. The purchase department will protect NCI's confidential information and the confidential information specified in confidentiality agreements signed with suppliers/customers. NCI deems its relation with each supplier or each potential supplier as that between each other. NCI will protect the information obtained from any suppliers. NCI's employees shall avoid obtaining or disclosing the other party's confidential information by neglect or carelessness.

Gifts/Gratuities/AmenitiesGifts may give the appearance of influencing NCI's business relationship with a supplier and do nothing to improve the relationship. Therefore, we expect our suppliers to be informed of our gift policy: Neither the procurement staff nor their family members may solicit or accept money, gift certificates, loans, food, liquor, or anything other than nominal gifts from any supplier. As a guideline, only gifts valued at less than a designate amount may be considered nominal. If a gift is offered that is not customarily offered to others, the procurement staff being offered or receiving this gift must inform the immediate manager at once. Management will make appropriate arrangements to return or dispose of the gift and remind the supplier of NCI's gift policy.NCI's employees who deal with suppliers may accept customary business amenities such as meals and entertainment, provided the expenses involved are kept at a reasonable level and are not prohibited by law or known supplier business practices. The only reason to accept business amenities from suppliers is to develop and strengthen NCI's relationship with the suppliers. Our principle is that we should only accept such business events if we are willing, able, and anticipate reciprocating at some future date.