McDonald’s supply chief says travel is a commodity
29 August 2012
Travel is a commodity and travel managers who do not take this view are “outdated”, according to Barry Edwards, senior director of worldwide supply chain management at McDonald’s.
He was addressing travel managers at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives conference in London. “Travel is evolving towards what we are doing in [procurement of] food and paper,” he said. “It’s becoming outdated not to see it as a commodity.”
Edwards said the travel supply chain needed to be more responsive to rapid industry changes, particularly in...