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Salaries for purchasing professionals have been increasing by almost twice the rate of inflation over the past year, according to the latest Purcon survey. February’s edition of the six-monthly Purcon index shows average increases running at 5.6 per cent, with average total earnings now at £29,027.

Unipart loses MG work_2

Unipart, the privately owned UK parts distributor, has lost MG Rover’s business to US industrial group Caterpillar Logistics Services. Former Rover owner BMW had already served notice to Unipart that its contract would not be renewed in February 2002. MG Rover will benefit from most of the profits from the sale and distribution of aftermarket parts.

Leasing firms ‘suffer’_2

A fall in the price of used cars will lead to a wave of consolidation in the leasing industry, according to Lex Vehicle Service. It said firms offering cars on long-term contracts were particularly hit, as buy-back values are calculated three years in advance and are now worth less than predicted.

Single sourcing risks_2

Q: How do I manage the risk associated with a sole supplier policy for strategic materials and services?

FTA slams white paper_2

Roll out the software_2

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets will be introducing a system based on Microsoft’s Value Chain Initiative for hundreds of its suppliers. The software allows trading partners to share information and synchronise business processes.

M&S seeks flexibility_2

Measuring performance_2

Partnership sourcing may sound impressive but it can carry hidden dangers, warns David Pearson

The arguments for EMU_2

Imagine the US without a common currency to see how farcical the European situation is, writes Monty Burton

Procurement Marketing_2

It’s that time of year again, and every time it gets more difficult to pick the book of the year. Caught up between indecision and greed, I had to choose three. The first, in the field of purchasing, would be Udo Koppelmann’s Procurement Marketing for daring to take a different approach to purchasing - an approach that is badly needed.