Purchasing

Software fits Levi Strauss & Co.
The procurement services operation at Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) in San Francisco has consolidated the company's temporary labor buy and now uses software to streamline the requisition process for workers and to gain visibility to the multimillion dollar annual spend. Perhaps more important, the software provides purchasing with detailed reporting that promises to help in future ...

• Why capital spending matters
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• Efficiency is key to global sourcing
• Product mix shifts
• Recipe for Success
• Team breathes new life to indirect procurement

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