Q: We have received a letter from a customer stating that, in a drive to cut costs, it will deduct 5 per cent from every invoice my company submits. Is this illegal? If not, it seems to be a dangerous strategy to pursue. If it is illegal, what are our opt
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29 November 2005
London
11 July, Newcastle, £396/£440
1 Dec, London
Purchasers are making the wrong decisions because they are weighting the wrong criteria. Jamie Kilgour recommends the decision-analysis technique called ‘swing weighting’
MOST IMPROVED PURCHASING OPERATION -
START-UP - RHM
A centralised procurement team made a big difference to costs and the function’s profile at food producer RHM, writes Emma Clarke
Directed by Thomas Balmès
BBC4
4/5
John Adriaanse
Palgrave Macmillan, £26.99
4/5
How to approach buying and managing IT systems
14-16 September 2005
The Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, Netherlands