When Sam Covell, trading director of online marketplace e-cement.com, talks to people about her job, she tends to ‘put the dotcom bit before the cement bit’. She tells Geraint John why they actually go together very well
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In the first of a three-part series on electronic auctions, Liam O’Brien looks at their pros and cons, and discovers that vendors are having a hard time selling the idea
Purchasers need to develop higher-level skills and a completely different mindset if they want to make it to the boardroom, says Robin Cammish
Growing congestion on the roads has led some organisations to examine whether they can move freight by canal instead. Neil Bromage reports
Thanks to recent judgments, contractual losses inflicted by third parties should no longer disappear into the ether. The construction industry should take note, warn Peter Marsh and Frank Griffiths
Passing your exams should not mean the end of your ties with the institute. Carolyn Munton explains the value of putting MCIPS after your name and why it is worth maintaining your membership
A leaked version of the agency workers directive would have disasterous consequences if implemented. But the final version is likely to be different from the current offering
Adoption of e-procurement has been disappointing because companies have bitten off more than they can chew, argues John Adamson
The latest developments in e-business promise to integrate entire supply chains, allow partners to exchange information more rapidly, trim costs and get products on the market faster. Geraint John examines the arrival of c-commerce
Being in the know is crucial for the head of European e-commerce research at analysts AMR Research, as Mark Whitehead finds out