For academics working in supply chain management, and particularly the fields of quick response (QR) and effective consumer response (ECR), this book will probably be seen as a useful aid.
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England’s struggling textile companies are set to benefit from a government-backed project to introduce lean manufacturing and trading techniques to help the industry compete against cheap imports.
The government will today commit itself to a three-year drive to revolutionise its performance as a construction client and introduce partnering and teamworking arrangements across all of its departments.
Woking Borough Council is to become the first UK council to have a 100 per cent green energy purchasing policy in place by the end of next year.
The Regional Supply Network’s (RSN) first quarterly figures since its relaunch last year have shown that the total value of business won as a result of its efforts has fallen by 7 per cent from £29 million to just over £24 million.
Anyone who has been involved in IT purchasing in a service industry knows that it requires large sums of money. What they will also know is that there is always difficulty showing how this money has improved business efficiency and, therefore, profit. This is the paradox that this title attempts to get to grips with.
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Now that Christmas is over once again, many find it’s not only the goose that’s got fat. For those who can’t see their feet any more, the traditional new year resolution of getting back in shape can be a daunting prospect.
Customer relationship management is still the main driver for UK companies to adopt e-business, although supply chain management is gaining in importance, according to a new report on electronic business trends.
Procurement is set to provide the bulk of the savings generated by the newly merged pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.