The top executive looked at the quarterly report with a confused look on their face. The figures didn’t make sense. Even though they were trying hard to minimize costs and were in talks with several suppliers, spending had nonetheless gone up by 8% over the previous year. Departments were buying things from dozens of suppliers, some of whom they had never heard of before. The IT staff...

The top executive looked at the quarterly report with a confused look on their face. The figures didn't make sense. Even though they were trying hard to minimize costs and were in talks with several suppliers, spending had nonetheless gone up by 8% over the previous year. Departments were buying things from dozens of suppliers, some of whom they had never heard of before. The IT staff paid...