High powered purchasing

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Centralised purchasing is an attractive utopia, but can be difficult to achieve, as Debbie Giggle discovers

Some business principles look attractive in theory but are difficult to implement. Centralised purchasing is one such concept. The benefits of making all corporate purchases via a team of procurement specialists are well understood – economies of...

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