Nigel Harrison Kogan Page, £7.99 “The difference between what people are doing and what you what them to do can be considerable,” says Nigel Harrison in this 122-page guide to bridging what he calls the performance gap.
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Nigel Harrison Kogan Page, £7.99 “The difference between what people are doing and what you what them to do can be considerable,” says Nigel Harrison in this 122-page guide to bridging what he calls the performance gap.
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The Central Buying Consortium has awarded a three-year contract for pagers worth around £300,000 to Page One Communications. The contract for the CBC, which represents 17 councils in the south-east and the Midlands, was negotiated by member West Sussex County Council.
Metals giant Corus has complained to the government that many firms are using partnering schemes to pass on costs to suppliers. Denis Beardmore, Corus’s managing director, told the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions that the mindset in many firms was to cut costs, rather than get value for money - despite an inclination at senior-management level towards partnering.
Agricultural group Cargill will not deal with South Africa between mid-December and mid-January because of possible millennium bug problems. In a “worst-case” scenario, South Africa’s transport systems and government services could suffer up to 80 per cent disruption during this time, according to US consultancy GartnerGroup.
Advice for consumers buying on the Internet has been issued by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT said the guidance was designed to build confidence in online shopping and enable customers to make better choices. Pages available on the website cover consumer rights, choosing a supplier, transactions, what to do if things go wrong, what to watch out for and tips on buying from abroad.
Local authority purchasing came into the best-value spotlight again last week when Portsmouth City Council announced an overhaul of its procurement activities under the regime.