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WorkflowOne and GSSI Announce Strategic Sourcing Partnership
Monday 16. June 2008 - WorkflowOne, the nations leading provider of managed print and promotional solutions, has signed a strategic sourcing partnership agreement with Global Sourcing Solutions, Inc. (GSSI) to provide international sourcing and support for WorkflowOne. The agreement gives WorkflowOne access to GSSIs global network of suppliers while providing GSSI with exposure to WorkflowOnes extensive sales organization.
GSSI, based in Orange County, Calif., is a privately held international sourcing company that has vast experience working with offshore suppliers, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
GSSI will work closely with WorkflowOnes strategic sourcing group to identify and respond to opportunities developed by the companys sales force. By working together with GSSI, WorkflowOne will recommend appropriate offshore suppliers and be accountable for managing production from beginning to end. Initially, GSSI and WorkflowOne will concentrate on printing and packaging opportunities that bring value to WorkflowOnes client base.
“Our relationship with GSSI will extend the capabilities of WorkflowOnes sales force and allow them to offer a broader array of products and services from a global supply chain,” said John Nicely, vice president of strategic sourcing at WorkflowOne. “By aggregating our clients spend, we will be able to give individual customers global purchasing power for their print and promotional products.”
GSSI will employ its contingent of In-Country Managers (ICMs) to monitor production, manage quality control and testing, and oversee logistics planning in close contact with its own U.S.-based customer service team. These teams, fluent in many languages, will work diligently to ensure that specifications and production requirements are understood and correctly executed in the field.
“We have a long history of great success migrating production from one location to another, thereby saving our clients time, effort and expense,” said James Letzel, CEO and president of GSSI. “We fully expect to put that experience to use for WorkflowOne in order to build a deeper and more intrinsically valuable service platform for their client base.”