COMPANY FACTS
• In 2008 , the Dubai World Trade Centre received around 1mn visitors . Last year saw 3.4 mn attendees to 363 business events hosted at its venues .
• DWTC has 5,000 suppliers registered on its e-procurement system
• DWTC ’ s e-procurement system has reduced the sourcing cycle for high value tenders significantly by as much as 20 %, and as much as 50 % for higher volume procurement based items
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“ Though the initial integration provided challenges , and we needed to customise it to suit our internal policies , we have now enjoyed a number of benefits , such as : reduced sourcing costs ; ease of access via the app to create a level of transparency not had before ; and the completion of tenders remotely , saving management ’ s time .” Tranter adds that the platform can also be used as a training tool . “ Using the e-sourcing application provides hands-on-experience , without compromising company data .” In conjunction with the training of staff , Tranter goes on to share that they have taken a number of actions to ease the migration to the platform . “ We implemented the new system in stages : following the offline design with the developers , we ran hypothetical scenarios within the P & C department and responded to the alterations needed to better suit the team . We moved the trial from
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