13-15 September 2005
NEC, Birmingham
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Birgit Dam Jespersen and Tage Skjøtt-Larsen
Copenhagen Business School Press, £14
3/5
The problems involving British Airways and its in-flight catering supplier show how purchasing decisions can affect a company’s image, say Steve Mullins and Paul Steele
Disasters such as the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina test the procurement strategies of charities. Adrian Uden and Colin Blyth describe Save the Children’s response
Holiday Inn La Villette, Paris, France 16-17 November 2005
Novotel London West, 28 November 2005
The prospect of legal action is threatening to undermine the public-private sector relationship, but there is a better way to ensure both parties are satisfied, says Dr Simon Rawling
Q: I buy fast-moving consumer goods for a retailer. Every few years there seems to be a new approach that promises to optimise our supply chain. We have begun to consider a collaborative web-based tool, but we need to convince our colleagues and suppliers
Winner: Spring Technology
How can we make chasing payment easier? And what can we do if clients are consistently late payers?