本报讯记者熊文报道6月中旬,联想集团与全球供应管理服务提供商FreeMarkets签署协议,将采用后者的FullSource作为其采购平台,采购集团运营中所需的相关物料和服务,合作内容涉及联想电子招标及辅料采购两个方面。根据以往的经验,平均每份采购合同可节约成本19％,使有关周期平均缩短30％～50％,平均投资回报率超过20:1。 FreeMarkets FullSource方案是专为数百项开支类别而设 In mid-June, Lenovo signed an agreement with FreeMarkets, a provider of global supply management services, to use the latter’s FullSource as its sourcing platform to source the relevant materials and services needed for the Group’s operations. The cooperation involves Lenovo e-bidding and procurement of materials in two aspects. Based on past experience, an average of 19% cost savings can be achieved for each purchase contract, reducing the average cycle time by 30% to 50% and the average ROI over 20: 1. The FreeMarkets FullSource program is designed for hundreds of expense categories