Supplier Handbooks - Cummins Inc. and Accelera

Overview - Supplier Handbooks                 (click each to move to that section)  
Cummins Inc. - Direct Supplier Handbook
Cummins Inc. - Indirect Supplier Handbook
Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook
 
Overview - Supplier Handbooks  (click title to return to top of page)                                                      

The following supplier handbooks pertain to the supply base for Cummins Inc. as well as Accelera.

​​​​​​​​Cummins Inc. and Accelera  value global supplier partners who share our commitment to quality and value, but who operate under a philosophy that focuses on Excellence - always delivering superior results.

To support that philosophy, both Cummins and Accelera each have Supplier Handbooks – Customer Specific Requirements specifically for their respective supply bases worldwide. The supplier handbooks each outline the minimum requirements that a supplier must meet to do business with Cummins or Accelera. These handbooks apply to all suppliers that produce goods or provide services for Cummins, Accelera, and any subsidiaries, joint ventures, divisions, or affiliates.

Both the Cummins Inc. - Customer Specific Requirements handbook and the Accelera Electrolyser Customer Specific Requirements handbook are aligned with ISO9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016. 

  • All Suppliers to Cummins Inc. must meet the requirements of the Cummins Inc.- Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements).
  • All Suppliers to Accelera Electrolyser by Cummins Inc. must meet the requirements of the Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements).

Cummins Inc. and Accelera both separate the products and services purchased from suppliers into two categories -- Indirect and Direct.

Indirect

Defined as all services and any products that are not assembled and shipped to an end customer (including tooling, chemicals, machinery, computers, gauges, packaging, training, real estate, and prototypes, etc.)

Indirect Suppliers
  • Are required to accept and follow the Cummins Inc. Indirect Supplier Handbook – Customer Specific Requirments. (all Indirect suppliers)
  • Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook (Accelera Electrolyser suppliers)

Direct

Defined as all products that are manufactured and assembled into a product that is directly shipped to a customer (includes engine components, filters, turbochargers, generators, alternators, etc.)

Direct Suppliers

Are required to ​​accept and follow:

  • Cummins Inc. Direct Supplier Handbook – Customer Specific Requirements (Cummins Inc. suppliers)
  • Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook (Accelera Electrolyser suppliers)

 

Jan 2026 editionCummins Inc.- Direct Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements) - January 2026English0.5 MBView
 Supplier Handbook-German-January 2026German0.8MBView
 Supplier Handbook-Chinese-January 2026Chinese0.8MBView
 Supplier Handbook-French-January 2026French0.8MBView
 Supplier Handbook-Portuguese-January 2026Portuguese0.7MBView
 Supplier Handbook-Russian-January 2026Russian0.8MBView
 Supplier Handbook-Spanish-January 2026Spanish0.7MBView
Jan 2020Cummins Inc.- Indirect Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements)English0.3 MBView
Accelera Customer Specific Requirements: (click title to return to top of page)
Sep 2025Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements) - Direct and IndirectEnglish0.2 MBView
Sep 2025Accelera Electrolyser Supplier Handbook (Customer Specific Requirements) - Direct and IndirectSpanish0.2 MBView

Note:

Indirect is defined as all services and any products that are not assembled and shipped to an end customer (including tooling, chemicals, machinery, computers, gauges, packaging, training, real estate, and prototypes, etc.

Defined as all products that are manufactured and assembled into a product that is directly shipped to a customer (includes engine components, filters, turbochargers, generators, alternators, etc.).

 

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