Find your department's rung on the ladder of sophistication.
How highly evolved is your materials management department? Those on the lower rungs of the evolutionary ladder have passive, non-strategic roles and simply react to input from other departments; those that have evolved to higher levels are more active and involved in the organization's strategic decisions.
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D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States