FEATURE: ANNETTE GEVAERT


All CHANGE FOR SMEs


Annette Gevaert


Director Rail and Transport at Achilles. www.achilles.com


Achilles is a global business leader in supply chain management employing 800 people worldwide in 26 countries. It creates and manages collaborative communities by matching suppliers with buyers to reduce supply chain risk across multiple sectors. Achilles’ expertise lies in offering a neutral, up-to-date, managed database to over 790 of the world’s largest buyers which covers more than 77,000 registered suppliers in over 130 countries.


Working together to build a fair and transparent procurement process, Achilles is raising the bar in the industry sectors in which it operates.


As the government increases the length of rail franchises, train operators are looking to reshape their supply chains, making visibility of SMEs a key initiative.


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