Lack of board support main barrier to strategic change_2
17 August 2012
A lack of boardroom backing is the main barrier to purchasers taking a more strategic role within their organisations, according to initial findings of a major international survey.
About 30 per cent of respondents said boardroom support was vital if purchasing departments are to move away from their traditional tactical role.
The survey, Strategies for Purchasing Transformation 2002-05, is being conducted on the Internet by the International Institute of Purchasing at the Bordeaux School of Management.
Only 14 per cent of survey...