The objective of procurement is to make sure that the required amounts of inputs are supplied to the manufacturing department to ensure the continuous supply of products in the market. The forecast of inputs and the required material is an important objective of procurement department. The procurement function has to deal with the issues related to quality, quantity, getting inputs at lower cost and higher quality, maintaining the smooth flow of the processes involved in supply chain process, managing the logistics i.e transportation of materials to the manufacturing facility, maintaining stronger links with the suppliers so that nothing can hamper the flow process.
