RBC Supply Chain Solutions

Who we are ?Who we are ?

RBC Sourcing provides e-procurement solutions RBC Sourcing provides e-procurement solutions through a unique blend of proven on-demand through a unique blend of proven on-demand technologies, affordable monthly subscription technologies, affordable monthly subscription fees, world-class procurement expertise and fees, world-class procurement expertise and comprehensive customer support. comprehensive customer support.

The company’s tools, processes and services The company’s tools, processes and services streamline supplier sourcing and vendor streamline supplier sourcing and vendor negotiation for mid-sized to multinationals negotiation for mid-sized to multinationals enterprise corporations worldwide. enterprise corporations worldwide.

What we do ?What we do ?Sourcing:Sourcing:

Strategic sourcing provides the single greatest opportunity to impact the cost, Strategic sourcing provides the single greatest opportunity to impact the cost, quality, and performance of your supply chain. Yet, increased globalization, quality, and performance of your supply chain. Yet, increased globalization, soaring energy and commodity costs, and tightening supply markets have soaring energy and commodity costs, and tightening supply markets have kept many companies from achieving their full sourcing potential. kept many companies from achieving their full sourcing potential.

RBC helps any company to overcome these challenges by delivering best-in-RBC helps any company to overcome these challenges by delivering best-in-class sourcing and negotiation technology together with award-winning class sourcing and negotiation technology together with award-winning strategy and category expertise, and access to a global network of strategy and category expertise, and access to a global network of suppliers. suppliers.

RBC solution approach enables companies of any industry, size, or geography RBC solution approach enables companies of any industry, size, or geography to drive fast, sustainable results across the sourcing lifecycle: to drive fast, sustainable results across the sourcing lifecycle:

Develop StrategyDevelop Strategy - Identify savings opportunities, assess market - Identify savings opportunities, assess market dynamics, and develop an informed sourcing strategy dynamics, and develop an informed sourcing strategy

Source and NegotiateSource and Negotiate - Identify and qualify suppliers, negotiate best- - Identify and qualify suppliers, negotiate best-value agreements, derive the optimal award allocation, and drive project value agreements, derive the optimal award allocation, and drive project collaboration, process standardization, and knowledge management across collaboration, process standardization, and knowledge management across the sourcing lifecycle the sourcing lifecycle

Monitor and ManageMonitor and Manage - Quickly implement supplier agreements, track - Quickly implement supplier agreements, track and realize savings, and manage supplier performance and realize savings, and manage supplier performance

What we do ?What we do ?Online e-Auction ApplicationOnline e-Auction Application

RBC’s dynamic online e-auction platform includes multi-format and RBC’s dynamic online e-auction platform includes multi-format and rule-based reverse. Our comprehensive on-demand tools use a rule-based reverse. Our comprehensive on-demand tools use a hosted, Web-based interface to facilitate online negotiations hosted, Web-based interface to facilitate online negotiations without time-consuming or expensive technology integration. without time-consuming or expensive technology integration.

Through RBC’s online auction applications, you can reduce costs, Through RBC’s online auction applications, you can reduce costs, streamline supplier interactions and compress negotiation cycles streamline supplier interactions and compress negotiation cycles when purchasing capital equipment, materials and services from when purchasing capital equipment, materials and services from vendors around the world. Our advanced procurement technology vendors around the world. Our advanced procurement technology is proven to increase cost savings, lessen purchase cycle times is proven to increase cost savings, lessen purchase cycle times and improve operational and financial efficiencies. and improve operational and financial efficiencies.

Benefits: Benefits: •Greater negotiation power•Greater negotiation power

• •Reduced procurement costsReduced procurement costs • •Increased control & automation of the procurement process Increased control & automation of the procurement process

•More efficient & effective sourcing processes •More efficient & effective sourcing processes

Did You Know?Did You Know?

Companies can save 8% to 32% on Companies can save 8% to 32% on purchasing costs using web-based purchasing costs using web-based reverse auctions, as compared to reverse auctions, as compared to only 5% to 8% with traditional only 5% to 8% with traditional purchasing processes. purchasing processes.

OurOur PeoplePeopleRBC’s global network of procurement specialists offers a range RBC’s global network of procurement specialists offers a range

of technology support, application development, supplier of technology support, application development, supplier sourcing, spend analysis and online negotiation expertise :sourcing, spend analysis and online negotiation expertise :

• Expert Sourcing CounselExpert Sourcing Counsel• 24/7 Responsive Technical Support & Customer Service24/7 Responsive Technical Support & Customer Service• Comprehensive Application TrainingComprehensive Application Training

Our international call center is staffed 24/7 to offer you end-to-Our international call center is staffed 24/7 to offer you end-to-end customer service and technical support. RBC’s sourcing end customer service and technical support. RBC’s sourcing experts are dedicated to resolving even the most challenging experts are dedicated to resolving even the most challenging procurement requests and delivering responsive and efficient procurement requests and delivering responsive and efficient customized solutions. We are committed to giving each of customized solutions. We are committed to giving each of our customers the tools and resources they need to our customers the tools and resources they need to experience real and measurable procurement benefits. experience real and measurable procurement benefits.

Benefits Benefits Companies using RBC solutions have the following additional Companies using RBC solutions have the following additional

benefits: benefits: Negotiate best-value supply agreements Negotiate best-value supply agreements Standardize and enforce disciplined sourcing best-practices Standardize and enforce disciplined sourcing best-practices

across the enterprise across the enterprise Elevate sourcing skills and knowledge across the organization Elevate sourcing skills and knowledge across the organization Accelerate sourcing cycles and throughput Accelerate sourcing cycles and throughput Extend strategic sourcing to all spend categories Extend strategic sourcing to all spend categories Capitalize on low-cost-country opportunities Capitalize on low-cost-country opportunities Minimize supply risks Minimize supply risks Optimize and align sourcing decisions with strategic business Optimize and align sourcing decisions with strategic business

objectives objectives

RBC's total solution approach, global reach, and flexible delivery RBC's total solution approach, global reach, and flexible delivery model make RBC solutions accessible to companies of any size, model make RBC solutions accessible to companies of any size, industry, and geography. industry, and geography.