FB&D provides a full compliment of the following services to support your needs as required:

• Commodity Experts and Strategic Planners

• Buyers, Expediters, and Trafficking

• Source Inspection/Quality Assurance

• Contracts Initiation, Administration, and Control

WHAT MAKES FB&D DIFFERENT?

1.  Procurement & Contracting Front End Loading (PFEL) Strategic Procurement Planning early in project planning phase. Identify the optimum procurement strategy for project critical items. Capture maximum cost savings EARLY in project.
2.  Turn Around Front End Loading (TAFEL) Strategic Procurement Planning to support Turn Arounds. Identify optimum contracting and procurement opportunities. Optimize Contracting and Procurement processes early in project.
3.  Fully Integrated/Automated eProcurement Systeme build into      iPIMS Integrated with Engineering. All electronic posting and processing. Order status and summaries with Internet accessibility. Electronic approvals. Real-Time, Online Access to procurement status anywhere via Internet Access.
4.  Alliance Supplier Supply Chain Process Improvement Processes We have established alliances and improved the work processes. The objective is to squeeze costs out of the supply chain and improve owner value.
5.  Active promoter of Industry Best Practices Process Industries Practices (PIP). Construction Industry Institute (CII) Best Practices and Guides.
6.  Full integration with Materials Management and Warehousing built into iPIMS Shared information from engineering to the field. Warehouse ability to access procurement status online. Field needs communicated to engineering and expediting. Vendor data accessible online as required. Field Planner uses Materials Readiness Reports to ensure materials are available as required.
Vendor Information Management is the key to on time engineering. The timely receipt and approval of vendor information is the process critical to the design team. iPIMS has a fully integrated systems for expediting and managing the receipt, approval, and return of critical vendor information.

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