The Internet has provided a global medium for electronic traders but, until a secure digital signature is available, growth remains restricted. Geoff Tyler reports on recent developments
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In the third of our series of articles on negotiating skills, Andy Howard provides a guide to the five phases of tactical negotiation
Do you need sourcery to stop your sourcing from going sour? John Matthews of ADR shows how things can go wrong and identifies a framework to eliminate some common problems
On the eve of his retirement from BAA, Sir John Egan, author of Rethinking Construction, talks to Dominic White about his critics and what the industry should do
Long-term relationships need different negotiating tactics to short-term, price-driven deals. In the last article of our series, Geoff Roberts explains how to employ strategic negotiation
Personal profiling is the latest way for organisations to assess the skills of their purchasers, identify where the gaps are and offer staff the right training. Cathy Cooper explains how it works
Candidates taking the operations management exam in May should answer the ‘easier’ questions first and be careful about including examples from their own work, advises Alex Skedd
The Freedom of Information Act could halt a string of costly IT disasters in the public sector by making it harder to shield contracts behind ‘commercial confidentiality’, says Paul Abbiati
Three years ago, the company in charge of seven major UK airports set out to streamline its entire supply chain operation. Mark Whitehead reports on its progress
Developing an anti-fraud culture is the most effective way to prevent corruption gaining a foothold in procurement. Jennifer Major explains how in the last article of our series