The approach and goals of Purchasing professionals has developed from a narrow focus on purchase cost to increasing profitability.

1. Changing Focus For Purchasing Professionals
Financial Supply Chain Profit
Supply Chain Flexibility, Risk
Reduction, Customer Satisfaction
Strategic Sourcing Global Supply, Low Cost Country
Sourcing, Design to Cost
Material Management Internal Demand Control, Inventory reduction,
JIT
Purchasing Cost reduction with focus on
current suppliers
Approach Goal
1980
2020
2000
Bill Kohnen October 2016