Title :
The power of purchasing
Author_Institution :
Efficio, Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper discusses the need for procurement professionals to take a radically different view of their role in an organization and break free from being relegated to managing the contracting process and other administrative or transactional roles in which they do little to add value to the process or to the business as a whole.
Keywords :
organisational aspects; procurement; purchasing; administrative roles; contracting process; organization; procurement professionals; purchasing; transactional roles;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management Journal