It's no secret that engineers and purchasers don't always see eye to eye.As more companies urge their procurement staff to team up with other departments-like engineering-to gain more cost-effective products,inevitably there's increased chance of conflicting wills between the two groups.The friction often comes from differing goals:Purchasers have the bottom line as priority number one,while it's sometimes the last thing on the mind of most engineers.
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