This article explores basic law and practice relating to plant and machinery relevant for the taxation unit at Technician level.
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There’s a vicious breed of purchasing professional on the loose, according to consultancy McKinsey. Mark Whitehead gauges reaction in the US and at home
The tendency to protect domestic markets from foreign suppliers is a powerful one, as events in Europe and the US have shown. Robin Parker looks at how purchasers can resist it
The battle to protect supply lines in Iraq is not all that different from what purchasers outside of the military do, suggests David Arminas
Few purchasing decisions are so important that they are an issue of national security. But when they are, should purchasers be able to jettison the rule book? Robin Parker reports
In the final part in our series on key purchasing and supply management terms, Ken Burnett and Mark Whitehead look at the letters U-Z
The ‘limiting factor’ and why budgeting requires co-operation
Purchasers in the construction industry have been accused of focusing too much on cost. David Arminas asks whether the criticism is justified
Have Britain’s armed forces really been sent to fight Iraq and not given the right equipment? David Arminas explains how the true state of military purchasing is rather more complicated
Ken Livingstone’s aim to persuade purchasers to buy Fairtrade products is ambitious. David Arminas looks at how they can balance doing the right thing with getting the best value for money