Dubai World Trade Centre’s Extraordinary Procurement Needs Fulfilled by Adaco
Contact: Tim McGraw
Email: media@adaco.com
World-Class Business Gateway Raises Bar on Inventory Controls, Chef-Friendly Recipe
Management
October 6, 2010—It is one of the most recognized buildings in the world—even featured
on the 100 dirham currency note in the UAE—and has earned an enviable reputation
as the leading exhibition and event destination in the Middle East.
The Dubai World Trade Centre complex includes the largest exhibition centre in the
region with more than one million square feet of covered event space, two office
towers, two business hotels and onsite hotel apartments, as well as an exclusive
business club that boasts 360 degree panoramic views of the city. The organization
also operates 13 onsite restaurants and food outlets and a 24-hour ISO 22000-certified
kitchen manned by an award-winning crew of 125 chefs from 17 countries around the
world. DWTC sets the extraordinary standards required to host diplomatic and corporate
events of the highest caliber.
Behind the DWTC's vast inventory and procurement control is Adaco.NET, also a world
class leader. Adaco is the global leader for optimizing procurement, inventory and
recipe management.
“When we began using Adaco .NET enterprise-wide, we eliminated more than 300 paper-based
daily inter-kitchen transfer requisitions,” said Mohammed Asif Adam, Senior Manager
of Enterprise Applications. “Beyond that, we have achieved our objective of strict
validation on price and quantity and real-time tracking of on-hand inventory as
well as deliveries en route. Once delivered, expiration dates and the commodity's
temperature readings are captured for reference. While these kinds of details help
the DWTC maintain consistently high quality, Adaco .NET is also facilitating improved
fiscal responsibility through our contractual arrangements.”
The DWTC's Chef Harald Oberender, Director of Kitchens, has been using Adaco .NET
on a daily basis.
“When you need it, it's live, and it communicates with all the individual DWTC outlets
in a logical way.” Oberender said. “The menu engineering feature is quite extensive,
and we use the recipe and cost management features effectively, though chefs have
also taken to attaching digital photos to recipes because presentation is important
as well.”
“Whether it is hosting a royal wedding or the nations of the world, the Dubai World
Trade Centre sets expectations very high,” said Ian Hocking, Director of Adaco Europe.
“Such affairs require incredible attention to detail, logistics, reliable costing,
and efficient workflow. Their team approach covered each functional area, streamlining
service considerably for a distinctive organization that serves nearly one million
people a year.”
About Adaco
Adaco is the industry leader in hospitality procurement, management and optimization.
Adaco software improves efficiency and eliminates labor-intensive manual and paper-based
processes. Adaco .NET™ supports 160 regions around the world, and the company’s
solutions are used in more than 54 countries. Adaco has focused exclusively on the
hospitality industry since 1985. For more information, please visit www.adaco.com.