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SUPPLY CHAIN

“ OUR CROSS- FUNCTIONAL AND CROSS- ENTITY VALUE ENGINEERING

INITIATIVE , ENABLES US

TO UNDERTAKE VALUE

ENGINEERING WITH BOTH

THE SUPPLIER

AND THE CUSTOMER ”

– Vijay Chintam , Head of Procurement and
Supply Chain ( India )
With two projects presently underway in Taiwan , Ansaldo STS is now tendering for a third project in the region . “ From a procurement perspective , we decided to deploy a team in Taiwan ,” says Fanfani . “ It is an area of importance , and even more important with our suppliers alongside us ,” in the development of advanced and reliable transportation systems .
On the other hand , India market has been promising with multiple projects under execution and host of tenders being rolled out on several technologies . The price pressure is immense in this market hence the focus on costs takes
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