Total outsourcing of all rail maintenance at Network Rail was always going to be fraught with problems, according to its recently departed director of supply chain.
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This year's winners of the two individual awards at the CIPS Supply Management Awards showed tenacity, passion and commitment to bottom-line savings.
More than half of UK companies will outsource part of their procurement operations by 2006, according to a new survey from consultancy Accenture.
What has been the impact of the Higgs Report?
Purchasers at Nissan in Wearside could soon go on strike in what would be the first industrial action at the award-winning car plant since it opened in 1986.
Industrial unrest by purchasers at Nissan's Sunderland plant is a sign that worsening employee relations could be on the way for the automotive sector.
The government wants public-sector food buyers to help the battle against the nation's obesity problem by buying more sustainable foods such as organic meat, fruit and vegetables.
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The Defence Logistics Organisation will overhaul its equipment tracking systems after two recent reports found problems during the Iraq war.
10 February 2004, London