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Launched in 2014, the TCO Tracking Tool (T3) is a reporting tool intended to identify and track the implementation of possible savings for Rexel customers in order to reduce their TCO. Achieving these savings has become increasingly complex because they involve a growing number of tools and people. The number of people involved in the process of cost reduction continues to grow and can surpass 100 for a single customer: account manager and his or her team, HQ personnel, sales representatives and branch managers on Rexel s side;

buyers and work site managers on the client s side, all multiplied by the number of countries in which the company operates, which can generate language or currency problems. The purpose of the T3 is to register, consolidate and track the involvement of these various actors. It includes more than 40 actions to reduce procurement costs with solutions covering e-procurement, suppliers reduction, energy efficiency, Electronic Data Interchange, punch out (feature enabling major industrial groups to access up-to-date and customized data and to import

it to their own information system), Vendor Managed Inventory, etc. Each action offered by Rexel relies on a specific analysis of the customer s needs combined with an estimation of the possible savings. After customer approval, each actor follows the action closely. The customer, for whom the gathering and consolidation of this type of information can present major difficulties, has a personalized set of clear, comprehensive indicators with all possible actions, country by country, as well as their impact on costs. The T3 is accessible from any mobile device, with ergonomic data presentation and intuitive use. Implementation of the T3 began in April 2014. In 2015, it led to 566 actions that enabled 155 users in 45 companies to emphasize 10 million euros in savings. For example, a world leader in aluminum manufacturing, with 60 locations in the US and 100 people involved in the supply chain, adopted the T3 solution. This led to emphasize savings of almost 2 million dollars in 2015. In early 2016, 22 countries had access to this tool.

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