The government wants purchasers to ensure their companies fully understand the dangers and benefits surrounding corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Q: I have been asked to develop a European purchasing and supply chain function from scratch. I have developed my strategic plan, but it would help to know the key points I should be considering to ensure I have covered everything.
The foresight of charities’ purchasing and logistics teams “undoubtedly saved lives” following Asia’s catastrophic tsunami.
Purchasers risk breaking competition rules if they fail to review their methods for gathering and sharing sector information, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Edited by Frank McDonald, Michael Mayer
and Trevor Buck Palgrave Macmillan, £50 4/5
and Trevor Buck Palgrave Macmillan, £50 4/5
22 April 2004
London
Marks and Spencer has come top of a list of 35 FTSE 350 companies for socially responsible supply chains in developing countries.
Hospital chiefs in north-west England have brought an outsourced procurement function back in-house just five years after it was taken over by a private firm.
Delegates heard effective marketing is the key to ensuring senior management understands the value of purchasing.