For purchasers, deciding whether their company should move into rented office or a fully serviced business centre can be a difficult choice to make. Helen Riley explains what factors determine the decision
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Although its adoption has been patchy, e-commerce offers smaller firms the potential to compete with corporate giants and to create new types of business. Geoff Tyler reports on some early success stories and assesses the fears holding others back
The CIPS foundation stage economics examination is marked to first-year degree standards. Barry Clayton gives guidance on answering essay questions to meet the demands of examiners
For CLP Power’s procurement manager, ensuring that every employee who is involved with purchasing is fully trained has paid dividends. He talks to Mark Whitehead
There are 85 institutions in the UK delivering CIPS graduate diploma and certificate courses to students. Tom Fulton explains how they are assessed to make sure their performance is up to scratch
The logistics projects manager at Delphi Lockheed Automotive couldn’t do her job stuck in a tiny office away from the production line. She talks to Cathy Hayward
Legislators are rushing to get electronic commerce laws on to the statute books, but the issues are complex and the interests of business and governments often conflict. David Marsh reports
Spurred on by enormous success in the consumer market, companies are waking up to the possibilities that business-to-business electronic commerce holds for the supply chain. Malcolm Wheatley reports
With the Purchasing and Supply Agency now in operation, the onus is on NHS trusts to review their purchasing methods and adopt full supply chain integration for the best results, argues Will Parsons
Most views of the world are 10 years out of date, claims futurologist James Bellini. But organisations must look ahead to succeed, he tells Mark Whitehead