Few purchasers in the US have yet signed up to 'social ethical responsibility', but it was the hottest topic at the Institute for Supply Management's annual conference in Philadelphia this year. Andrew Golder gauges their reaction
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The dominant theme in the market for business flights and hotels has been optimism. But amid rising fuel prices and security fears, buyers should be aware that the recovery is fragile, as Amon Cohen reports
No one trusts the media (it’s official), but they can help you expand your business. So what’s the best ways to get your voice heard by those bad, bad people?
The success of eBay as an e-marketplace for consumers has been phenomenal. But will that translate to its new business-to-business site for companies, asks Robin Parker
Balancing accounts and extracting the trial balance.
In the fifth article of our series, Ian Ford highlights the benefits of developing your supply base and the best way to do it
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The newly-enacted Employment Act 2002 could be good news for families. How can it benefit you as an employee, and what can employers expect from you?
Supply chains stretched and buckled in the UK’s recent heat wave, but as summers get even hotter, purchasers will have to learn to cope. Malcolm Wheatley reports
The legal and procurement processes syllabus combines commercial and legal aspects of purchasing. Eoin Lonergan explains why candidates shouldn’t find it so intimidating
Fake DVDs, watches and designer clothes are a familiar problem in the consumer goods market. But, reports Mark Whitehead, the pirates are also targeting business-to-business supplies - with deadly consequences