Construction Magazine March 2017 | Page 163

SUPPLY CHAIN

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The year CBRE was founded we are doing and where we are going .”
Langley adds : “ We will be moving the rest of CBRE to a cloud-focused organisation using Zycus . This migration will be significant for the firm , and throughout the transition period , we are using fit-for-purpose SaaS platforms Shortlist and Gatekeeper ( eRFx / VMS and Contract Management tools respectively ) to move the supply chain organisation along the transformation journey .”
Morton explains that the company is eyeing the next 18 months as the time to deliver the majority of its changes – and that , after this time , the company will be far better equipped to deliver for clients . He says : “ We will be continuing and accelerating the path that we have been going down and leveraging scale for our clients to the point where we are ahead of the procurement game and ready for further automation and AI opportunities . “ It ’ s about moving forward , from my perspective , and being at that proactive front end to create the solutions that give the clients the best value and superior
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