tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post5099702044133452128..comments2024-03-04T10:12:09.169+00:00Comments on The Purchasing Coach: Strategies need evidenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-37461923214108544382013-05-16T18:42:51.097+01:002013-05-16T18:42:51.097+01:00Thanks Katherine - it's easy to forget that wh...Thanks Katherine - it's easy to forget that what we take for granted isn't obvious to those whose expertise is in other areasAlison Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662307694993597884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895428560638226019.post-73534760157290985852013-05-16T15:55:43.071+01:002013-05-16T15:55:43.071+01:00Great post as always Alison! We as the procurement...Great post as always Alison! We as the procurement "experts" are there to help the end-users with those questions. I recently dealt with someone who listed what companies we should go with and not others, but when we got into the 'why', and poked further, it was all about quality & usability issues...so we started coming up with criteria of what quality levels would be our minimum requirement (as it so happens, we don't need the best of the best ...)<br /><br />Katherine Caughranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850345057205555179noreply@blogger.com