Achilles

We have lift off in Houston with the opening of a new Achilles office.

Achilles are pleased to announce the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on its behalf entitled ‘The Total Economic Impact of Achilles Supplier Information Management Solution’ (August 2011).

Through a series of in-depth interviews with an Achilles customer using the Total Supplier Management Solution, the study identified significant gains within the procurement department. According to the study, the Achilles solution reduced supplier pre-qualification efforts by 41%, which translates into average time savings of 2.45 days of work per sourcing event during the supplier pre-qualification process.

Achilles is pleased to announce their sponsorship of the 2011 Outward Bound Charity Challenge reception set to take place on 30th November 2011 in the presence of Sir Chris Bonington CVO, CBE. This reception is a unique opportunity to thank everyone who raised money for The Trust through individual and team challenges.

Achilles is keenly anticipating the Procurement Leaders Forum 2011 in Vienna on 20th October 2011.

Constructing Excellence has partnered with Achilles BuildingConfidence, the supplier accreditation scheme, to deliver a healthcheck assessment that promotes best practice and industry improvement in the built environment. Constructing Excellence members will benefit from an independent verification of compliance and improvement against the Construction Commitment's six principles. Constructing Excellence member companies will have the assessment initially provided as part of their existing membership, as the intention is to encourage all members to participate.