29 April 2004
London Marriott, Regents Park
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24 May 2004
Royal Institute of British Architects, London
Purchasers should brace themselves for more hefty electricity price hikes in the October round of contract negotiations.
Savings on goods and services from 12 major pilot e-procurement projects in local government launched a year ago have been lower than expected.
25-27 February 2004
Royal Palms Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona
Royal Palms Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona
Buyers running e-auctions are mistaken if they think they will get a better deal by withholding information from suppliers, according to one of the leading users of the technology.
Rob Hemsley, general manager of European procurement at food giant Heinz, said “bluffing” gave e-auctions a bad name and was counterproductive.
European Union rules should be changed to make it easier for public bodies to alter the length of contracts when they are due to be re-tendered, according to a Whitehall chief.
Purchasing managers at the UK’s largest shoe company, C&J Clark, have employed the services of a public-relations company specifically to handle corporate social responsibility (CSR) crises.
Explaining the bite that’s missing when you get your payslip.