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“Typically the first and easiest place to start is procurement. That’s where it’s easy to make people look good. If any organization has been buying from the same supplier for more than five years I can guarantee that it is paying a premium of 15 to 25 percent,” said Anderson who added, “people need to be trained to think differently about how to buy things. They also need to know how to leverage service and quality, as well as price.”

Learning curve

What else has John Anderson learned over the years?

In most organizations human resources are not used as effectively as they could be. TVpically, if he were to survey the daily work output of an individual in an office situation, he would find that the greatest value added to the organization comes from 20 percent of the employee’s time, 50 percent is necessary routine and 30 percent adds no value.

People tend to be task oriented (what do I have to get done today) rather than goal

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