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Mission seeks clues to impact of recession_2
A high-level business mission will be heading off to Japan at the end of this month to study how the change in its economic fortunes have affected supply relationships.

The Department of Trade and Industry-led initiative will include procurement directors and academia, and is being co-ordinated by the DTI and Confederation of British Industry joint initiative, Partnership Sourcing.
Steelmakers fight Euro ban on lead content_2
A decision by the European Parliament next week could help save hundreds of jobs at British Steel’s Rotherham plant and stop more than £100 million of extra costs escalating in the automotive component supply chain.
Perfect timing nets councils major savings_2
Councils in the south-east are set to save £5.5 million on their energy bills over the next two years, according to the Central Buying Consortium (CBC).
IT purchasing managers reap bigger rewards_2
IT purchasing managers’ salaries have risen by more than 18 per cent in the past year, according to a regular six-monthly survey by Purcon Consultants.
M&S to cut lead times after poor Christmas_2
Beleaguered high-street retailer Marks & Spencer is to cut the lead times for getting goods to the shopfloor after it reported worse than expected pre-Christmas trading figures.
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry_2


CIPS Premier Conference and Supplier Forum_2
9-10 October 2002
Hotel Inter-Continental, London
BA agent cuts ‘bad news’ for travel buyers_2
Firms could lose thousands of pounds a year after British Airways said it was cutting down on short-haul booking fees paid to business travel agents.
Boots to save £30m in procurement shake-up_2
High-street retailer Boots is on target to shave £30 million from its annual procurement spend this year, writes Robin Parker.
Manufacturing growth points to US recovery_2
Hopes for a full economic recovery in the US have been strengthened by the first growth in manufacturing for 18 months, writes Robin Parker.
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