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The European sales and distribution division of medical devices company Boston Scientific Corp., based in Nanterre, France, has reaped benefits from being one of the first businesses to implement an integrated self-booking tool and expense management solution.
This summer, BSC Europe piloted the use of corporate travel technology provider KDS's offerings multinationally for both online booking and expense management. BSC Europe finance director Volker Spichal said that using the integrated tool has created numerous synergies and process efficiencies. These include a single personnel hierarchy for workflow and approval; better visibility of trip spending for travelers and travel approvers alike; greater independence in data collection; and, with the launch earlier this month of version 6.0 of KDS Corporate, a clear audit trail from trip start to finish.
Introducing an integrated system generates savings through lower fares from the self-booking tool element, which finances the expense management element, which has a slower payback, Spichal said. The need to log on to KDS to make expense reports draws travelers into using the booking tool.
BSC Europe's extensive feedback has shaped version 6.0 of KDS Corporate, which integrates the two...
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