The dangerous year
13 September 2012
From helping to fight a war to beating the heat wave and being reprimanded for using unethical timber, purchasers have had their hands full. David Arminas looks back at the main stories from SM in 2003
As the beat of war drums got louder last winter, purchasers were headed for a year of economic uncertainty. Its major themes were risk management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), outsourcing, e-auctions and rising salaries.
War in Iraq broke out early and was formally over by March. During the campaign, the Ministry of Defence battled a national media...