Materials management responsibilities_2
17 August 2012
Q: I have been given responsibility for materials management at our manufacturing facility, where the stores department is also under my supervision. However, after a recent visit, auditors suggested that stores should be managed by finance. The principa
A: Mike Fogg, consultant at the PMMS Consulting Group, writes: The prime consideration should be that the structure of the organisation should meet the needs of the customer, both internal and external, who actually pays our wages. So the question should be: “What will best provide a seamless business process to deliver the best service...