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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15 June 2004
London Marriott, Mayfair
8-9 July 2004
Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, London
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.
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