Shipbuilder and repairer Cammell Laird plans to consolidate its group purchasing within the next few months and hire a group purchasing director.
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More than half of companies buying on the Internet have yet to implement an e-business strategy, according to a major survey to be published next week.
Huntingdon Life Sciences, the drugs testing company targeted by animal rights activists, is moving to reassure its suppliers that the company will remain solvent, according to purchasing manager Val Owen.
Despite government claims that the number of companies online has topped one million, only seven out of 10 of them are involved in e-procurement.
A major overhaul of purchasing by the newly merged Halifax and Bank of Scotland (HBOS) will help to deliver proposed savings of £305 million over the next three years.
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The auto industry is reeling from the news that suppliers are to work to a spare parts go-slow.
30-31 May 2002
The European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht
The European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht
Manufacturers’ purchasing activity has risen to its highest level for almost two and a half years, giving fresh hope for a recovery in the sector.