Ashmark Corporation: Dealing with Supply Disruption.

Q1.1 We first need to check the Buyer company's Procurement Maturity Level. What level was Ashmark's Procurement Maturity Level? What key points (from the case) lead you to this?

Q1.2 Ashmark's procurement maturity level is not where we want it to be. Procurement Maturity is measured based on 3 categories. What specific changes should they implement in each of these three categories to raise their Procurement Maturity Level (the target is Category management)?