Purchasing managers ‘set to be e-commerce leaders’
3 April 2012
Purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector are set to be the e-commerce champions of the future, according to a report from accountants Deloitte & Touche and Cardiff Business School.
The report argues that firms need an e-commerce driver when introducing e-commerce policies to push the process through the organisation. They should be “recruited internally, from a manufacturing background blending the reality of the production and supply system with an appreciation of the commercial imperatives of the business”, said Nick Rich of the Lean...