Booming demand for security dogs has caused a national shortage of man’s best friend for policing and other duties.
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Tesco has replaced its manual paper-based purchasing operation with an electronic ordering and payment system throughout its 780 stores in the UK.
Speed is now a crucial factor for many purchasing functions, delegates at Ariba Live heard.
Ian Campbell has been promoted to the new post of director of group property and procurement at financial services company Bradford & Bingley.
17 June 2005 London
Purchasing chiefs must make better use of IT if they are to ensure suppliers meet statutory and company requirements in areas such as employment law and health and safety.
The Home Office has signed an IT contract with Microsoft that will save £8 million over three years across 70 police and criminal justice organisations.
Purchasers should have greater involvement in decisions to outsource HR work, a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) study has found.
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Q: I work for a government department. We have just completed a formal tender process for a security X-ray machine and related services. One of the firms we rejected has asked for our reasons. What feedback should we provide to unsuccessful bidders?