Return to centre
13 September 2012
As a model for organising procurement, the centre-led action network (Clan) has become an article of faith. But, argues Peter Smith, some of its followers now appear to be returning to a more centralised approach
Organising the procurement function sounds like a fairly straightforward task. “Andrea, you can buy factory materials; Javid, you can handle IT procurement; Paul, you can sort out the strategy. That should work.”
But then, in large organisations, the doubts and issues start. The production manager thinks Andrea should work for him and be part of the production...