{"id":3235,"date":"2013-03-18T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2013\/03\/18\/new-procurement-case-study-added\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T06:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T10:28:51","slug":"new-procurement-case-study-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/new-procurement-case-study-added\/","title":{"rendered":"New Procurement Case Study Added"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Next Level Purchasing Association\u2019s relatively new initiatives has been to research and develop procurement case studies.\u00a0 Existing members will recall us adding our first case study in August 2012 and we will be adding a few new ones to our site effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019ll share a link to a new procurement case study involving Island Hotel Company (formerly Kerzner International).<\/p>\n<p>When the global economic recession of 2008 hit, Island Hotel Company, like many other companies, found itself motivated to make changes to sustain its financial performance. Seeing the procurement function as a source of great opportunity, Island Hotel Company focused efforts on procurement\u2019s cost minimization capabilities as revenue growth became more of a challenge. 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