22 April 2004
London
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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.
New research shows procurement professionals are twice as likely to use Internet search engines to find suppliers than preferred supplier lists.
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London Marriott, Mayfair
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Work out what your clients really want and find it for them
Authors: Peter Ruff and Khalid Aziz
Publisher: Gower
ISBN: 0 566 08294 2
Rising oil and steel prices pushed input cost inflation for UK builders to a record high in May.