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EEC offices , Baylasun District find new technologies . We ’ ve moved over the years from followers to leaders taking part in setting the company ’ s strategies and execution programme .”
As companies continue to face increased challenges such as a global economic downturn , focus on cost reduction and global supply issues , the term ‘ innovation ’ has repeatedly been thrown around . Yet many businesses remain unaware of what this ultimately entails .
“ Most of these challenges are linked to the market dynamics , so procurement is a key enabler to overcome such challenges . Management are regularly pushing for value-add and how to get more for the money spent ,” explains Elabd .
“ The best ways to do this is to go to a business , ask them for their requirements , share their plans , align with them on their needs and give them a procurement strategy of how to move forward . Through this , procurement can start developing plans to ensure sourcing the best value , share with business leaders the risks associated with what is being sourced , the available technologies and the expected outcome . For this to succeed , it is vital to have the right technical capability , what I would call the right buyer . The systems and processes supporting the
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