Purchasing's boardroom impact
28 August 2012
Q: I am the purchasing director of a small electronics company with a turnover of £5 million a year. As part of my role, I now have to attend monthly board meetings. What sort of figures could I present to illustrate the activities of our purchasing funct
A: John Matthews, partner at ADR International, writes: To answer this question you should focus on three key issues: who is the target audience, will they want input measures (activities) or output measures (results), and do you want to build awareness or stimulate action in your audience?
It is clear that "the board" is the...