Leading manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food and natural resource organizations are quickly realizing that the set of processes that surround procurement are not only key to short-term cost reduction, but are also important in shaping their overall competitive advantage. This is due to 3 main reasons:
- Procurement-related costs are usually the largest single cost in the manufacturing process.
- Procurement processes are a key source of waste in the drive to Lean processes
- Strategic supplier relationships are now critical to innovation and staying competitive
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