Risk analysis is a crucial component of any business’ decision-making process, so you can imagine how serious it must be for some of the world’s largest multinational companies – BP, Motorola, Suncor, Shell, United Technologies, BASF and Goodyear are a few of those companies whose daily operations help us meet our most fundamental needs.
For these companies, choosing which specialized contractors they retain for their operations requires thorough due diligence. Any contractor, supplier or vendor with ambitions of providing its services for these organizations must first submit to an extensive prequalification process.
“We created a consortium where contractors’ information could be collected once and shared among all subscribing clients,” explains John Moreland, CEO of PICS. “We didn’t realize the extent of time and money we are saving our clients and contractors.”
And PICS is just that: a consortium of large multinational companies and the contractors and suppliers that work for them. The company’s proprietary software and services offer a standardized qualification process that includes a comprehensive prequalification questionnaire and various audits to verify implementation of safety, quality, and financial policies and programs. PICS specializes in the service behind the data, focusing on leading indicators and helping to improve the overall safety culture of the contractor workforce. The PICS software is used to provide better communication to the overall supply chain with the worldwide companies and their suppliers.
”At PICS, our philosophy is to spend as much time as needed in supporting the contractors’ efforts in improving their overall safety performance,” states Jared Smith COO of PICS. “We obtained our tagline, ‘The Contractors’ Choice,’ because Customer Service isn’t just a name of a department at PICS, it is embedded in everything we do.”
Companies like Aggregate Industries put their full trust in PICS to act as an impartial third party and maintain their supplier base. For example, when a contractor wants to work for Aggregate Industries, they are directed to PICS.
“The foundation of our organization is from a safety perspective”, says Moreland, “We understand the challenges that occur in the field and I think that has contributed strongly to our success and global expansion. Our clients and the contractors appreciate our high level of expertise and ability to understand their needs”.
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