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Embracing diversity as an opportunity
At Siemens, our unwavering commitment to diversity is firmly
anchored in our corporate strategy. For a company that’s active in
some  countries and generates more than two-thirds of its
revenues outside its home market, diversity is more than simply a
business necessity. Our people see diversity as offering great oppor-
tunities for their professional and personal development. “Working
with colleagues around the world expands my horizons and changes
my perspective. I can learn a lot at Siemens,” says Xu Huihui’s col-
league Wang Yan Qin. Helmut Staufer draws particular inspiration
from working with his Chinese counterparts: “They’re always very
optimistic, positive and committed to their work.” James D. Palasek
also feels a very personal gain: “I learn a lot about other cultures
and their working style and can apply these insights to my own work.”
Today, countless employees throughout our Company are passion-
ate and motivated about networking and learning from one another
in their day-to-day work.
    – 
Xu Huihui finalizes the design drawing and product description
for the pushbutton. However, through the Teamcenter data pool,
he discovers that the material intended for use has not yet been
approved for production at Siemens. Xu Huihui uses Teamcenter
to initiate approval of the material by Wang Yan Qin.
   – 
In Teamcenter, Wang Yan Qin has all the details at her fingertips. She determines
that the material is suitable for the U.S. market. Further review shows that the
material can be processed problem-free using the equipment and machinery at our
facility in Suzhou. Wang changes the status of the part in Teamcenter to “approved.”

Wang Yan Qin earned a master’s degree from
Hefei University of Technology before joining
Siemens in Suzhou in . Her responsibilities
include vetting and evaluating suppliers and
monitoring the quality of the components they
supply. Wang Yan Qin is very interested in
other cultures. Since visiting Germany, she raves
about potato dumplings, even though they
taste much different from the dumplings she’s
familiar with from home.
 ,  
 (),
 , 
()
Suzhou, China
Wang Yan Qin, Supplier quality management (left)