Business Chief Europe Magazine August 2019 | Page 100

FLOGAS
100 invoice to our customer . If it isn ’ t delivered , it tells the customer that we ’ ve unfortunately been unable to deliver that , and sends it straight back into the pot for rescheduling . If you go back three years , you could be looking at a relatively long period of time from scheduling the delivery to knowing whether it ’ s been delivered . Now , it ’ s almost instantaneous .”
Operating with procurement firmly at the forefront of Flogas ’ decisionmaking process , Eaton understands the importance of continually overseeing the supply chain to ensure his company ’ s suppliers are managed correctly . “ Procurement has always been a vital part of the business ,” he affirms . “ We have operations spread around the country that control the flow of over 300,000 tonnes of product every year . There is a long list of suppliers that make sure that the supply chain continues to flow . We ’ re continuously monitoring how we manage our suppliers and we conduct a regular review of our top 20 led by our central procurement
AUGUST 2019