Edited by William Woods
ISI Publications, £36.95
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Cristina Stuart Piatkus, £12.99 With e-commerce in general and e-procurement in particular raising the profile of purchasing, buyers need to be able to make their case clearly, convincingly and professionally.
The growth of the consultancy industry shows no signs of halting, a report from the Management Consultancies Association claims. Members of the MCA have posted revenues of £1.09 billion for the first quarter of 2001, up 4.2 per cent on the previous quarter. The report says e-business will continue to be a major driver for consultancy, generating 70 per cent of members’ revenues in 2001.
Suppliers to MG Rover are vowing to fight the car-maker’s wishes to move from a 60-day to 90-day payment structure. Rover’s intentions follow its announcement to drop the euro payment requirement that was adopted by owners BMW before the Midlands-based Phoenix Consortium bought the company.
Readers have less than a fortnight to book for the Kelly’s Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply dinner. The black-tie event, which takes place on 1 November at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, will feature presentations to 10 category winners, plus an overall winner. The event, organised in association with CIPS, is supported by SM. For more information, call 020 8652 3152.
A well organised and comprehensive primer for those pursuing a business qualification.
Sutton promotes strategic choice as judgment and believes it incapable of being “framed in deterministic models”. He avoids tac-tical details and concentrates on important issues. In short, this is the thinking person’s guide to business development.
Sutton promotes strategic choice as judgment and believes it incapable of being “framed in deterministic models”. He avoids tac-tical details and concentrates on important issues. In short, this is the thinking person’s guide to business development.