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Federated takes the CTD route.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 08-DEC-03 		Format: Online - approximately 740 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Co.: Federated Department Stores Inc, Headquarters: Cincinnati

In the past two years, Federated Department Stores travel manger Bobbi Huber established an ARC-accredited Corporate Travel Department and rolled out the IBM expense reporting system and Trip Manager online booking tool, creating a more effective and consistent travel program. With the support of senior management and Six Sigma methodology to assure quality, Huber gradually achieved her current 92 percent online booking adoption rate, a reduction in headcount, the elimination of agency fees, as well as consistencies through the company's 11 disparate divisions-yielding a robust view of travel spend and "substantial" savings.

The initiative began with a seemingly straightforward undertaking in late 2000:...



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