Debates over centralised and decentralised procurement, and the linked issue of how much purchasing authority can and should be delegated to respective branch offices/sites, have been going on for years. In fact, every organisation needs to look at its specific needs, and indeed the right approach may differ across different spend categories as well. Select a multinational or a local company in the manufacturing industry that you are familiar with to answer the following questions. (a) Illustrate the factors influencing the organisation as to whether to adopt centralised or decentralised procurement with relevant examples.  Please elaborate the answer according to the question with proper examples. If can please let the answer be more than 500 words and this is not a writting assignment please don't reject . thank you

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Debates over centralised and decentralised procurement, and the linked issue of
how much purchasing authority can and should be delegated to respective branch
offices/sites, have been going on for years. In fact, every organisation needs to look
at its specific needs, and indeed the right approach may differ across different spend
categories as well.
Select a multinational or a local company in the manufacturing industry that you are
familiar with to answer the following questions.
(a) Illustrate the factors influencing the organisation as to whether to adopt
centralised or decentralised procurement with relevant examples. 

Please elaborate the answer according to the question with proper examples. If can please let the answer be more than 500 words and this is not a writting assignment please don't reject . thank you

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