Implementing purchasing cards
2 April 2012
Q: I would like to implement purchasing cards, and shortly e-procurement, for our lower-value expenditure. I have been asked to justify the claim I made in the business case that the cost of raising an order is £50. This is the figure most often bandied a
A: Melinda Johnson, head of policy at CIPS, writes: The £50 figure is the one most often cited but this is very much an illustration - it could just as easily be £37.50 or £72. This is because the figure contains costs such as staff time which will change according to who is doing the task and across different organisations.
It will also depend on your...