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14-16 October 2002
Le Meridien Beach Plaza, Monte Carlo
Le Meridien Beach Plaza, Monte Carlo
Q: I have been asked to provide a presentation on "How I would motivate a supplier with declining volumes". DO you have any tips?
24 September 2002
London
London
Q: I have been asked to provide the purchasing department’s content for my company’s new intranet. What sort of information is needed?
Q: In an attempt to improve our management of cash, we are in the process of reviewing payment terms with all of our suppliers. We are aware that different countries have varying terms of payment (for example, normally 60 days in UK but 90 days in France
Q: How can I tell whether a free e-procurement pilot is going to be of value or not?
The author states: “This book is intended as a guide for organization executives, managers and outsourcing team members who are exploring outsourcing.” It’s a how-to manual setting forth the various issues to be addressed in an outsourcing initiative, and suggests methods of addressing them.
Buyers have long complained that their reward systems bear little relationship to their importance to the company. Consultancy PMMS now offers a benchmarking model, developed by former CIPS president Roger Keeling, with which, he says, PMMS can “advise companies on the remuneration they need to attract, motivate and keep critical procurement staff”.
Figures to be released by the Association of Payment Clearing Services next week will show an 82 per cent rise in the number of Visa purchasing cards issued by its member banks. Total card expenditure was £272 million in the year to December 1998, compared with £155 million the previous year.