Development of purchase structures and processes

Purchasing e-auctions, also known as reverse auctions, are an interesting solution that can bring significant savings. It is not surprising, therefore, that they are gaining more and more fans. It is generally believed that e-auctions can improve price effectiveness. They can also allow partial elimination of time-consuming and often complicated business negotiations with suppliers. However,…

We have repeatedly written about competitive advantage on our blog. We also emphasized the importance of conducting business negotiations and managing relationships in the way supporting the competitive advantage. But what is the competitive advantage? And what are the most effective methods of achieving it? What is a competitive advantage? The competitive advantage is when…

Many experts predict that the responsibilities of purchasing departments will change in the near future. In the greatest simplification, buyers will no longer be responsible only for acquiring raw materials, goods and services but will become the most important in generation of new ideas and innovations. Transformation as a result of previous successes Responsibility for…

In the previous post, we raised the subject of new competencies that are required from buyers. This time, we will consider how the new challenges in development are assessed by the purchasing department managers. Are purchasing department’s employees ready for new challenges? Or maybe there is still a lot to do in this area? An…