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Q: What security precautions are in place when using purchasing cards to stop nominated users abusing the system for their own gain?
Q: How can I be certain that my advertising agencies are buying in goods and services at competitive prices?
Q: I am new to the strategic purchasing environment at a major airline. What books or manuals about strategic purchasing issues should I read to give me a good overview?
17 October 2002 - Radisson SAS Hotel, Manchester; 25 February 2003 - London; 7 July 2003 - London
10-11 July 2002
The Holiday Inn Kensington, London


The European Commission has released much-awaited draft proposals on public/private partnerships and service concession contracts for consideration by the member states.
If you have ever studied one of those Sunday supplement dot pictures and been able to see the spacecraft then this book is for you. The authors use artwork throughout the book to encourage the reader to see many sides to a given situation and to become, as they say, an effective “stallbuster”.
Keith Brown McGraw-Hill, £17.99 Rating: 4/5


Local authorities are being urged to adopt a voluntary code of practice for construction sites, aimed at improving their performance and accountability with the local community. The Local Government Association has issued guidance to councils in England and Wales pressing them to implement the Construction Industry Board’s Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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