Why Procurement Has a Bad Rap (and What We Can Do to Improve it)
While the Procurement function has made significant progress over the past few decades in professionalizing our contribution, why is it that our reputation is so negative? Why are we the people to be avoided? Over the past decade, few would question that we have: elevated the caliber of our team members; improved information and enabling technology; and applied more strategic approaches to end-to-end supply chain management. In short, we've made a ton of progress!
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While the Procurement function has made significant progress over the past few decades in professionalizing our contribution, why is it that our reputation is so negative? Why are we the people to be avoided? Over the past decade, few would question that we have: elevated the caliber of our team members; improved information and enabling technology; and applied more strategic approaches to end-to-end supply chain management. In short, we've made a ton of progress!