Q: I am the purchasing manager in a medium-sized firm making engine parts. Our financial director is increasingly asking me whether we should be looking beyond our usual supply base, and specifically outside the EU, for some components. How should I begin
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The CIPS Supply Management Awards 2003 were a huge success. To introduce our coverage of the winning entries, Geraint John gives a flavour of last month's finale
3-5 February 2004
Olympia, London
16 June 2004
Manchester
In this month of romance remember that there are tax benefits in being a married couple, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Judith Leigh
Oxford University Press, £7.99
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29-31 March 2004
Part of Supply-Chain World North America
Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Illinois, US
The overall unemployment rate across member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) fell to 7.1 per cent in August 2003.
Q: I work for the procurement division of a bank. We are trying to cut the cost of repairs and maintenance on the vehicles we use to deliver items such as mail to our branches. Are we likely to save money if we subcontract this to a logistics company?