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Q: I have started a job where part of my remit is to negotiate for research projects with academic institutions. My initial analysis of existing contracts shows that the “overhead” charge can range from 40-200 per cent. I would value any advice on what i
3-4 December 2002
Midlands
Lots of senior purchasers are overpaid. The real work is done by less senior buyers and they deserve more, argues Christopher Barrat
Thomas Stewart Nicholas Brealey, £19.99 Rating: 4/5
Edited by Jing-Sheng Song & David Yao Kluwer, £94.50 Rating: 3/5
3-5 December 2002
Olympia Grand Hall, London
I found this book to be an excellent addition to the extremely important area of commercial relationships in all their varied forms. The book, of some 280 pages, covers a wide range of issues that feature in the CIPS professional exam of the same name. It looks at many areas, including:


Hospital Management and Supplies (HM&S), the medical and surgical division of Alliance UniChem, has announced the acquisition of one of its strongest competitors, Surgicon.
Last week’s Budget was condemned as “crass, cruel and crazy” by the truck operators’ body, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), who added that it was “callous”, “grossly unfair” and “stupidly short-sighted”.
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