Shared dealings
13 September 2012
A data warehouse gives purchasing managers a cross-functional view that will make cost savings easier to identify, says Niall O’Doherty
How often do two managers at the same company make decisions that are not mutually beneficial or are actually at odds with each other? The answer is “more often than anyone would care to admit”, and this is particularly true in procurement, where the variety of inputs and outputs can seem endless.
Procurement managers have traditionally made some decisions...