Co-operative procurement
3 April 2012
Q: I am employed by a large organisation and the procurement activities are decentralised and fragmented. I am aware of the potential for co-operative procurement and need some advice on how to implement an acceptable strategic approach.
A: Jennifer Wolstenholme, purchasing officer at Manchester Metropolitan University, writes: You need to create opportunities for a co-operative initiative by analysing areas of expenditure and identifying commodities that would benefit from the added value provided by a joint procurement initiative.
It is also important to consider the culture of the...