Forbidden fruit
13 September 2012
Fraud and corruption are problems at the very core of some purchasing deals. So how can buyers avoid the rotten apples? Peter Sammons explains
A poll of SM readers published last month revealed that 20 per cent of purchasing professionals had, over the last year, encountered some kind of financial wrongdoing at work. This covers a lot of issues. It could be anything from kickbacks or informal contract allocation to downright fraud against purchasers or suppliers. The case involving the London Borough of...