Richie has come up with a new idea for sourcing items for the business but feels that it will have mixed reviews within the team. He thinks that some people will be in favour of the idea, and some will be against it. He doesn't think the CEO will have a strong opinion either way. In order to decide whether to put a business case together and present his idea to the CEO- what should Richie do?
'tail spend' is a common category used in procurement and describes a category of items. What characteristics do theses items have?
The CEO of a business has asked his procurement manager to source new machinery for the factory. This machinery will help create a new line of products which will give the company a competitive edge. The CEO is heavily invested in this procurement activity as profits have been lower than expected this year and this new line of products could help increase profitability. How should the procurement manager include the CEO in the procurement activity?
Which of the following are valid strategies for dealing with conflict? Select THREE
A competitive advantage can be gained by doing what?