Last month, smart procurement theory turned into practice as the new Ministry of Defence organisations for procurement and logistics were launched. Peter Varley examines how widespread the changes will be
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In the second of two articles on the tactics and operations paper, Neil Fuller looks at the key issues that students would be expected to explain in answering a question on negotiation
Richard Lamming and Paul Cousins warn that the poorer option is most likely in customer/supplier relationships unless both parties take equal risks and work to remove any element of blame
Sam Tulip describes how Caerphilly Council solved the problem of a system that was neither Y2K-compliant nor up to its new demands as a unitary authority in one fell swoop
This was the year when government procurement tightened up, purchasers began to question whether e-procurement really was a panacea, and almost saw the national supply chain grind to a halt. David Arminas looks at the UK stories that made headlines in SM
Suppliers of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been slow to make the transition to life in the e-world. In the first of two articles, Malcolm Wheatley reports on how they are making a comeback and why supply chain management is a key battleg
In the search for the most efficient operations in its breweries, one of Europe’s largest drinks companies brought a new meaning to the phrase ‘tanked up’. David Spacey explains
Theory and practice fit together neatly for a leading academic who tells Mark Whitehead about the importance of keeping one foot firmly in the world of industry
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