Under European procurement directives, public-sector bodies and utilities companies can use online auctions to choose suppliers. Sue Arrowsmith explains what the rules allow
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The ‘compensation culture’ is still growing - Peter Bartram reports recent opinion and suggests that there is safety in Turnbull
You are going to need a lot of practice and guts made of steel
When it comes to effective communication, purchasing departments need to call in the professionals, argues Malcolm Smith
How many of your non-accounting colleagues really know and appreciate what finance does? Not one? You’d better go out and tell ‘em, then!
The new marketing syllabus has been revised to provide more direction for candidates, making the exams more transparent. Jacqui Bishop outlines the changes
Preferred supplier lists have come under fire - are there any good deals left?
As a model for organising procurement, the centre-led action network (Clan) has become an article of faith. But, argues Peter Smith, some of its followers now appear to be returning to a more centralised approach
Training is coming out of the classroom, which means you don’t have to spend precious time sitting in one. Let’s assess the benefits of e-learning for business and individuals…
For the past year, economic analysts have been predicting that the gathering clouds of recession will be blown away by the gentle winds of recovery. But now even the most optimistic fear the blustery market conditions will last well into 2003