Travel is a commodity and travel managers who do not take this view are “outdated”, according to Barry Edwards, senior director of worldwide supply chain management at McDonald’s.
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Technology suppliers will face “more scrutiny and intervention” under a government strategy to transform public sector IT projects.
BT has incorporated a train-booking programme to the online travel service that has already saved the company £7.5 million.
The strategic input of procurement has increased dramatically since 2000 and purchasing professionals are set to increase the range of their responsibilities, according to a new report.
Purchasers should be able to boost procurement efficiency, reduce delivery times and improve specification of goods and services, following the introduction next year of the world’s first standard for partnering.
Purchasers are expanding their responsibilities and now find themselves in the front line of managing risk, delegates heard at the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Bentley Motor Company has appointed Ian Davies as manager of its purchase supplier production preparation department.
New government figures reveal a mixed picture of local authority procurement savings, with some councils setting more ambitious targets than others.
Stewart Anthony
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