National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

With an operating budget of €2.738 billion in 2006 and a 30,000 strong work force consisting of employees, researchers and engineers working continuously to advance knowledge for the benefit of society, the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is the most important research organisation in France.

The steady increase in its 'missions' budget has led the CNRS [National Centre for Scientific Research] to start thinking about a solution which will optimise its expenditure and at the same time make life easier for its 73,000 employees and collaborators.

Because their work relies on the sharing of knowledge, CNRS employees often have to travel abroad. The organisation has 9 worldwide offices, maintains scientific cooperation agreements with 55 countries and acts in close collaboration with more than a hundred research bodies and international laboratories. All of this accounted for more than 180,000 ‘missions’ in 2006 alone.

At the end of 2005 the organisation's Director General decided to conduct a review of ways of optimising the management of employee travel; the conclusion was that a common approach to purchasing on a national basis was needed.

To assist in implementing its new national travel policy the CNRS selected Amadeus and its solution Amadeus e-Travel Management.

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