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Art Noe, Corporate Purchasing Director - Quad/Graphics
Donna Goldman, Manager EDI - Packaging Corporation of America
Ariba Commerce Summit 2014 Chicago
3. A Foundation Built for the Future
Quad/Graphics Corporate Overview
40+ years of Redefining Print
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About Quad/Graphics
•Global provider of print and related multichannel solutions to Fortune 500 client base
•$4.8 billion in annual sales (not including Brown)
•25,000+ full-time employees
•2nd largest printer in Western Hemisphere
•71 printing plants in 8 countries
•Latin America’s largest printer
•Headquartered in Sussex, WI
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Global Platform (print plants only)
North America
•59 plants
•22,000 employees
•90% of revenue
Latin America
•10 plants
•2,850 employees
•6% of revenue
Europe
•2 plants
•1,450 employees
•4% of revenue
Asia
•Strategic Partnership with India’s ManipalTech
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Products and Services
Magazines
Retail Inserts
Catalogs
Commercial & Specialty
Books
Direct Marketing
Logistics Services
Directories
Media Solutions
In-Store Marketing
Media Planning & Placement
Packaging
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Director Of Procurement Services
•23 Years with Quad
•12 Years in Procurement
•Report to Bill Blackmer – Executive Director of Global Procurement
•Central Lead – Decentralized Procurement Model
•Homegrown P2P system
•Ariba PO and Invoice Automation
•Art Noe – Director of Procurement Services
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Who Is PCA?
Capacity, revenue and shipment information reflects 2013 combined totals for PCA and Boise Inc.
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6 Containerboard Mills
11 Packaging and Supply Centers
100 Converting Facilities
8 Creative Design Centers
1 Technical Center
Our Packaging and Services Network
4 Tharco Distribution Centers