T|M|G had recently expanded its field
operations division and the use of outsourced warehousing and
distribution. It had also been
successful in winning a place on the distribution list for an RFP issued by
Telstra for the largest integrated retail network services Tender
believed to exist at that time in Australia. Telstra sought to amalgamate several supply
contracts into one and test the market for the best quality, service and price.Business
Challenges
The three key
business challenges that existed for T|M|G were:
The RFP called for the near real time
integration of over nine services to a network of more than 2000 retail outlets
(T|M|G had only 2 of the services).
Effective integration would require
software that utilized the strengths of languages and communications
capabilities which, at the time, were still relatively new to the market –
creating significant risk and capital cost.
If T|M|G elected to submit, it would be
competing with larger and more established forms, including the incumbents.
TheT|M|GSolution
Industry
intelligence suggested that competitors would be hampered by their legacy
systems and were unlikely to have the ability to deliver a truly integrated
result. Presenting a working, full
integration of the 9 services would be a distinct advantage.
Telstra had experienced a
relatively high frequency of service failure in the past and T|M|G had a
reputation for delivery.
T|M|Gelected to submit a proposal and simultaneously, build the offer in the
proposal on the assumption that by the time T|M|Gpresented, everything would be
in place.
Results
T|M|G presented 3 months after submitting the
RFP with a working prototype and contractual agreements with suppliers of the 7
other services, each of which were integrated into the software solution.
T|M|G was awarded the contract and succeeded
on 177 of 180 KPIs over the 3 years (there were 15 KPIs to meet each month)
exceeding all Telstra’s expectations.
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