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KM-USA » Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:09 pm
Fernando wrote:
this type of nonsense is increasing...
This seems to be EVERYWHERE. I do R&D support and troubleshooting for manufacturing. Oftentimes, time is critical for getting manufacturing issues solved. In the past, I could order online with company credit card, get chemical or supply next day.
Now company has forbidden "next day" unless a vice-president OKs.
We're also switching to different purchasing system: I have to get quotes (up to 48 hours), then purchase through such quote even if higher cost than ordering directly, then after the "button" is pushed, I must E-mail someone and get the charge to be routed to the right account, as the software doesn't let us do this in advance. Then when chemical arrives on-site, a chemical coordinator must sign this in, issue barcode, put on safety labels, etc. Maybe corporate feels this system will work for repeated purchased items, but it doesn't fit for R&D. But procurement reduced their headcount. So the order process for me goes from less than five minutes to at least an hour all told for each order, maybe double that as I learn the system. Apparently this is "progress".
This is akin to instead of walking out to mailbox to get the mail: walking outside, driving to the airport, getting a rental car, driving home, getting rental picked up, taking Uber back to airport, picking up own car, driving home, and stopping at mailbox to pick up the mail.