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Comments
P.4
"Our supply chain activities can be split into two
categories – corporate supply chains and hotel
supply chains.
Our corporate supply chains cover items
such as technology and professional services.
Procurement of goods and services at hotel
level covers items required for opening,
renovating and operating a hotel, such as food
and beverage, furniture, linen and electrical
goods. Procurement predominantly occurs at
the local hotel level, with hotels, whether
franchised or managed, typically responsible for
managing their own independent supply chains.
In certain cases, IHG provides a centralised
procurement programme for both managed
and franchised hotels, such as IHG®
Marketplace
in the Americas region (for USA, Canada,
Mexico) and IHG Mall in Greater China. IHG also
provides some procurement support and
leverages procurement platforms for managed
hotels in our EMEAA region (Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Asia)."