SUPPLY CHAIN
“ IN MOST OF OUR INDIAN PROJECTS , WE HAVE DELIVERED OVER € 1M IN PRODUCTIVE SAVINGS THROUGH OUR VALUE ENGINEERING AND SUPPLIER COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES ”
– Vijay Chintam , Head of Procurement and Supply Chain ( India ) been much investment in terms of other sourcing tools , as the company is “ focused more on organisation and current processes , before thinking of the required tools ”.
To this effect , Ansaldo STS has adopted a number of sourcing and cost optimisation strategies , involving not only procurement , but also the company ’ s engineering and construction functions , in order to deliver increased value to clients and stakeholders . “ We decided that this should be part of our modus operandi within procurement ,” Fanfani says . “ We look forward to a new program ACE ( Achieve Continuous Excellence ) which we ’ ve just launched , where the leadership is situated in procurement .”
To support this further , the implementation of value engineering has also proved invaluable in delivering solutions to clients . “ In most of our Indian projects , we have delivered over € 1m in productive savings through our value engineering and supplier collaborative initiatives ,” explains Vijay Chintam , Head of Procurement and Supply Chain in India .
“ We have a cross-functional and cross-entity value engineering initiatives ,” he adds . “ This enables the company to undertake value engineering with both the supplier and the customer ( wherever feasible ), where both parties gain an increased perspective of the subject . The state of the employee led bottom up value engineering activities , and supplier induced value engineering activities , has shown positive results .”
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