Cut your own costs,not just suppliers' costs

摘要

Everyone likes to gripe about the prices they pay,and that includes purchasing professionals,who are better than anyone else at getting the prices down.Certainly,some prices,such as those for energy,seem to many to be particularly outrageous and without justification.So what can you do about high prices,whether for energy,or commodities or components?First,negotiate and negotiate hard.Second,take a cold,hard look at your own internal processes.