The Freedom of Information Act will change how suppliers and purchasers interact. Janet Lewis clarifies the likely effects and exemptions for authorities
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Buyers benefit from extra levels of information on their purchasing cards but the suppliers who have to provide this data may need persuading
Purchasing cards can be woven into an overall e-procurement strategy, as the Scottish Executive’s experience demonstrates
Information on travel spending is spread across many sources and formats, but if organisations can pull it together, they can negotiate better and cheaper deals
Agreeing the contract is the easy part in business travel: from then on, the buyer has to manage the complexities of price, demand and reselling the deal to travellers
With more and more firms opening up their services around the clock what does this mean for the agencies that supply them with staff?
In little more than a decade, Orange has grown into one of the UK’s largest mobile phone operators. And the successful relationship between marketing and purchasing has played an important role
Agencies have done little to dispel the mystery surrounding the development of a marketing concept, but purchasers need to understand what such ‘creativity’ is worth
In the second of two articles on how purchasers should approach IT outsourcing deals, Jimmy Desai explains what to do to avoid a dispute and how to cope if one arises
The time has come for recruiters to roll up their sleeves and get involved with environmental issues