“ E-auctions have been key to our success due to the fact that many people didn ’ t believe it would work in this particular business or the business units , or even if it was applicable on this scale ”
– Pekka Sammallahti , Group Head of Procurement impact the business .
For Al Ghurair , flexibility across the internal processes is met with agility from an external perspective . A key question that the group must ask and be aware of is how the current world economy impacts its businesses and therefore its procurement . Sammallahti stresses the importance of understanding what the drivers in the businesses are and what the drivers in the world economy are for the group ’ s suppliers .
“ We are not isolated ; we are aware and following on all things that are happening across the world which have an impact on the supply chain ,” he says .
Technology in procurement In any transformation or development strategy , the role of technology cannot be underestimated . In the Middle East , technology can often prove to be difficult to adapt and businesses and the suppliers have in the past proven to be reluctant to take that risk and adopt a new technology .
One of the key successes for Sammallahti
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