Manufacturing Industry
Demand management tools help control buying costs: office supplies distribution: office buyers work with distributors on cost-reduction programs and services.(office technologies)
Purchasing, April, 2005
After squeezing costs out of the office supplies buy with spend analysis and contract compliance tools, corporate purchasing managers are looking to demand management as a new way to drive additional savings. Many buyers are seeking out more information about demand management tools and strategies.
As is often the case--most notably with e-procurement--buying organizations use office supplies as a guinea pig commodity to try out a new tool or strategy. If successful, they move on to use the tool with other more strategic commodity groups. Purchasing managers today are looking to demand management as a way to work with requisitioners to limit spending where possible. Purchasing managers may recommend requisitioners place orders with preferred...
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