CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD APAC
 Cushman & Wakefield Australia :
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 128 a powerful platform that carries all of the templates , vendor registration and compliance documents and other tools that help to automate processes that used to happen manually .
 Smith obtained permission to replicate that portal , “ Advantage ” in the Australia network : “ I wanted to find an effective means of communication to save our team being disrupted by phone calls and emails on a regular basis with the same question .
 “ The team is now able to focus on the delivery of new outputs and the development of new tools and products and commercial outcomes . I want them to be focused on developing vendor relationships on refining our panel agreements . To do that we need to give our category leads bandwidth . The account procurement teams can deliver client expectations in the field while our category strategy teams manage the whole client portfolio / vendor relationship . The technology advantage was key to the separation of roles , allowing our people to work more creatively .”
 Spend cube analysis is another key enabling technology . This brings visibility to complex client requirements and expecta-
 JULY 2018