15 cost reduction function to becoming an effective supply chain advisory , able to conceptualise , develop and implement true supply chain performance betterment with a bottom-line impact . Copeland highlights the importance of procurement providing more than just a route to market . “ We can ’ t just be a one trick pony . It ’ s critical we create a wideband value proposition which offers more than a way to finding suppliers and negotiations ,” he affirms . “ Otherwise , procurement as a function runs the serious risk of
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