irst of all, thanks again for raising the questions to me. I have also challenged back to Global Category manager who takes care of BCD. Below is what we discussed and the summary. Please review and let me know if you agree.
- Global Category Manager is now investigating why BCD's ticket price is not competitive
- While awaiting for this investigation, My proposal to him is we will use local agency to book air ticket in case it's cheaper than BCD's Quote at least 5%. The reason of setting 5% is because, from Global Procurement view, we still gain benefits from the consolidated volume and transparency given to BCD. However, this should be under the same ticket condition (refundable & changeable) and limit to International Congress first. For individual Roche employee trip or local congress, please stay with BCD.
- Also, please keep me informed prior to using local agency to book air ticket.