A recent High Court precedent has placed new legal responsibilities on IT buyers for the first time. They now have a duty to inform suppliers of their exact needs before purchasing, as Paul Abbiati explains
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A great deal of uncertainty has surrounded the legislation and regulations that govern trading on the Internet. Ken Burnett summarises the laws that affect purchasers when doing business in the e-world
Exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts can be translated in many different ways. A recent case reported in The Buyer is a perfect example
The need for organisations to sign escrow agreements- which give them access to software source codes - has never been greater. Paul Abbiati explains why
Large firms worried about the security of their global supply chains cannot simply snap their fingers at local suppliers, argues Michael Quayle
A national emergency has once again highlighted the fragility of supply chains in a modern economy. Mark Whitehead asks whether there are lessons to be learned from the foot and mouth outbreak
As management training consultant at GPA, Richard Wells has helped some big companies to get the most out of their purchasing departments. He tells Helen Riley about his approach and why he doesn’t believe in quick fixes
Most purchasers won’t physically make it into the boardroom, says John Matthews, so they need to focus on shaping the debate from outside
Myles MacBean, until recently BT’s head of e-commerce services and now GO.com’s vice-president of technology and operations, tells Mark Whitehead how he works to connect business acumen and the Internet
Just knowing what the text books say isn’t sufficient in the professional stage exams, says Jacqui Bishop. Theories must be combined with common sense to achieve good results