Video Case Sourcing Strategy at Starwood
Bath towels. Televisions. Fresh produce. Uniforms. On the surface, these items may not appear to have any relationship to each other. Sure, they exist in most households, even though they were probably bought independently of one another. Yet to the supply chain manager employed in the hospitality industry, they not only have a relationship, but their purchase can be critical to gaining a competitive advantage.
Just ask Paul Davis, vice president of strategic sourcing for Starwood’s North American operations. With hundreds of hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, Davis’s goal is to create the hospitality industry’s best supply chain organization. The items procured within ...
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