British Airways has cut its European public relations spend by 25 per cent after holding an e-auction.
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The government is urging local authority buyers to help small firms to use e-procurement after a report revealed half a million jobs in England may be at risk.
General Motors is to ask its suppliers to source more of their supply from low-cost countries.
US procurement software firms TradeCard, Ariba and Xign have been ranked as the top three suppliers of electronic invoicing systems, according to analysis by Forrester Research.
8 February 2006, London, £369/£440
21 February, London, £396/£440
The next 12 months will offer huge opportunities for organisations looking to develop in the procurement business process outsourcing market, according to researchers at IDC.
Operating conditions in the UK manufacturing sector showed a further improvement in October with the fastest growth rate so far for 2005 but jobs were still lost as a result of high input prices.
The construction industry’s rate of expansion slowed down in October to its slowest pace in five months, according to the latest CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index report.