Degree chief's warning on better supply chains
28 August 2012
Too many organisations mistakenly believe that a successful procurement professional can automatically improve total supply chain performance, according to the new MSc procurement scheme leader at the University of Glamorgan.
Dr Rachel Mason-Jones, who joined the university in the first term, said: "An increasing number of competent purchasing managers are suddenly given the task of developing the overall supply chain without knowledge of engineering processes, logistics planning or operations management.
"Functional purchasers who move up to the strategic levels should know their...