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Bookshelf: Bestselling Business Books of 2000_2


1. Business @ the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates (Penguin, £8.99) 2. Funky Business by Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjell Nordstrom - see review, left - (Financial Times Prentice Hall, £18) 3. The Power Laws by Richard Koch (Nicholas Brealey Publishing, £18) 4. Britain in 2010 by Richard Scase (Capstone, £9.99) 5. Pocket World in Figures (Economist, £10.99)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume 9: 1668-1669_2
Edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews Fontana, £15.99 Rating: 4/5
Authority gives trusts a £5m Christmas present_2
Wholesale and distribution body the NHS Logistics Authority has given £5 million back to NHS trusts three months before the end of the financial year, because of improved service and efficiencies.
Kimberly-Clark moves for closer supplier links_2
Consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark is anticipating closer co-operation with its European supplier base as it implements a process of standardising direct and indirect purchasing.
MasterCard unveils new purchasing card product_2
Europay International, the name behind MasterCard, has started a pilot for its purchasing card in France as part of a Europe-wide launch by the end of the year.
Charity seeks business support for third world_2
Oxfam has urged purchasers to source more goods from developing countries, even at a higher cost.
OGC updates ‘simplistic’ guidelines for buyers_2
New guidance for government purchasers will aim to cut disputes with suppliers.
GXS targets small businesses with web services_2
GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) has added web services capabilities to its Network-Based Translation (NBT) e-commerce service for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Public sector to talk the same online language_2
Plans for the whole UK public sector to use the same computer language for online purchasing have been welcomed by a government-backed e-procurement advisory network.
Buyers urged: dictate to suppliers on IT deals_2
Firms will come under increasing pressure to outsource IT services this year but they should not be afraid to dictate terms to suppliers, a report has warned.
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