Marketers should work with colleagues in procurement to secure better results, delegates will hear at a symposium this month.
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The government agency responsible for England’s 2,000 housing associations has launched its first procurement strategy.
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has shaken up its purchasing and contracts staff.
Activity in the UK services sector continued to expand but at a weaker rate than previous months, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) report.
Accenture last month completed the purchase of Geneva-based CPGmarket.com for an undisclosed sum.
Government regulators are set to use collaborative purchasing in order to meet their efficiency savings targets.
Procurement in Northern Ireland government departments could cut costs by more than £300 million over the next three years.
Purchasers are pivotal in the fight against price-fixing and bid-rigging and should speak out, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has urged.
Purchasers in the retail and food sectors can reduce the volume of returned and out-of-stock items with a new catalogue management system, GS1 UK Data Pool.
15-16 November 2005
Kensington Close Hotel, London