Materials world
13 September 2012
Purchasers need to understand how their work affects their organisation and its customers. Tony Cope explains how one of the new foundation stage modules gives a wider perspective
Many years ago, when a former colleague heard that I had moved from manufacturing to engineering procurement, they commented that all the job involved was sending out three inquiries and choosing the lowest price.
That was probably true for routine items that lent themselves easily to competitive bidding. But it was soon apparent to me that there were a number...