Conflict Management in Purchasing and Supplies Function

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: A, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, course: MSC supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: Conflict is an inevitable part of the human interaction that occurs at all levels in the society such as interpersonal, intragroup, international and international. However, it is clear that conflict can be healthy or unhealthy for the parties involved. Notably, it is a common phenomenon experienced in every society on a day to day basis, therefore, it is important for the relevant parties to address it at an early stage. The purchasing and supplies functions involve a lot of human interaction thus making conflict among the involved parties inevitable. Purchasing and supplies functions often experience conflict which has to be addressed to ensure the function/department is able to perform its function effectively. This paper focuses on conflict management in purchasing and supplies function within organizations.