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Article: Beyond sourcing teams. (cross-functional sourcing teams)
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- Purchasing
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- June 16, 1994
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Queried on the topic of cross-functional teaming, Rex Ellington, III, manager of group sourcing for Motorola's Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group, says quite simply: "Rely on them."
Ellington should know. "In the years I have been with Motorola," he says, "I've participated on scores of cross-functional teams."
Consensus among purchasing pros who have participated on cross-functional teams is overwhelmingly positive. Nick Odomirok, PM, raw materials and films for Tesa Tape Inc. in Charlotte, N.C., remarks: "As difficult as it has been in the 1990s to find extra time for creative projects, taking the time for cross-functional teamwork is worth ...