1.0Walthanhttps://walthan.ch/en/walthanhttps://walthan.ch/en/author/walthan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Elq6OdQL8q"><a href="https://walthan.ch/en/procurement-vs-inflation/">How procurement can respond to high inflation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://walthan.ch/en/procurement-vs-inflation/embed/#?secret=Elq6OdQL8q" width="600" height="338" title="“How procurement can respond to high inflation” — Walthan" data-secret="Elq6OdQL8q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://walthan.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lukas-blazek-UAvYasdkzq8-unsplash.jpg19201272The high inflation of the last months, which is comparatively moderate in Switzerland, makes work extremely difficult for many purchasing managers. It is driving up the direct costs of labor, energy, materials, and transportation, making goods more expensive to produce, store and ship. Central banks have raised interest rates, so cheap money is no longer