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Article: Brunswick teams purchasing and IT for competitive edge.
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- Purchasing
- Article date:
- March 23, 2000
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A strong purchasing/IT relationship is helping to propel Brunswick Corp.'s efforts at consolidating the non-traditional services buy of its six divisions.
Recently, purchasing and IT worked as a team to put together agreements with two telecom suppliers for the entire corporation. The new arrangement, which significantly reduced the supplier base, has resulted in 20% cost savings on the company's $7 million annual telecom purchase.
Says Bob Sell, chief information officer, of the team's success: "Good sourcing strategies are critical to the success of the company."
As Brunswick continues its efforts to consolidate its buying function, the ...