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Achievements
summary of SDS achievements...
- Recognition of Excellence Award for The Government Bookshop and the Publications Distribution Centre, 2006
- Recognition of Excellence Award for Brendale Warehouse space utilisation project, benefiting government by over $4m in two years, 2005
- JAG, Housing, DPW, QUT partnerships achieved through service excellence
- Win of Preferred Supplier Arrangement EDPSA-115, representing groundbreaking value for Queensland Education. The power of aggregated buying across 2,000 Queensland schools has been achieved with low prices on 500 of the best selling products to the education market. The Preferred Supplier Agreement, worth $15.25 million over four years, will produce savings of more than $5.4 million for schools (and taxpayers) through smart, fit-for-purpose product choice, bulk procurement efficiencies and aggregated buying methodologies
- Delivery of Prep furniture kits and Prep resources supply. No other company but SDS could be trusted in the education market to provide the logistics and product expertise to meet the demands of the Prep 2007 rollout. SDS delivered over $2m in taxpayer savings through the aggregated buying and forward ordering methodologies being implemented for Prep.
- Regional Trader program supporting and strengthening regional businesses to become part of the expanded SDS distribution network and in turn supporting regional Queensland businesses.
- All government publications are now available via a single SDS supply portal. In a few years, all members of the community will be able to access government literature, brochures, publications and gazettes through a single phone number and a single website, without having to navigate the vast number of government agencies to find what they want. Everything from driver’s licence application forms to information on the environment will be available through SDS
- Merger: SDS Publications and SDS Logistics, July 2005. Adding strength, intelligence, interoperability and stability to SDS
- Environment strategy. SDS itself has recycled over 8.2 tonnes of landfill in just four months. SDS contributes to the Aspley Special School's Kingfisher Recycling Centre. Goal to increase re-used and recycled goods by 25% across SDS in 2006
- SDS Online...on the “fast track” to provide a single supply portal to the whole of government, incorporating direct ship arrangements from other major suppliers
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