
Yesterday, I introduced the argument that I had to support during a pub debate in London with my colleague Peter Smith. I volunteered to take the side of the argument that procurement is doomed – specifically with the subtext that the digital revolution and other factors will make procurement functions a thing of the past by 2025. I started my argument by framing the discussion around the notion that there are many elements conspiring against organized procurement that are driving employees and colleagues away from using procurement and even other organized aspects of the business.