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a new NORTH AMERICA Academy to train its team . “ They ’ ve been a key part of our success ,” notes Jones . “ Working with KPMG , we implemented the NORTH AMERICA Academy , a training system for our new buyers and managers in the supply chain organization to ensure that they continue their education and understanding . They are kept up-to-date with not just the deathcare industry but also supply chain trends , what ’ s going on and how they can best manage their categories to ensure that they ’ re driving the best total value for our organization .”
SCI ’ s supply chain transformation may be still underway , but the firm has already made impressive progress . At the beginning of this roadmap , SCI ranked 2 out of 5 on KPMG ’ s Procurement Maturity Index , whereas now this figure has soared to 4 . “ The goal has been the same from the beginning : to be a world-class supply chain organization ,” reflects Jones . “ With our roadmap , we will be among the top echelon of supply chain organizations as far as your maturity , systems and processes .”
* As used herein , “ Service Corporation International ” or “ SCI ” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies .
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