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Technology ‘overvalued’_3


There is no correlation between IT spending and profits, IT research company the Butler Group will tell delegates at its annual symposium later this month. It claims technology has been overvalued by companies involved in an "arms race" of spending. IT investment, it says, only increases profits if a business is well managed.
The Management Century_3
Stuart Crainer John Wiley, £18.95
E-com controls blasted_3
A committee of MPs has delivered a contemptuous verdict on plans to regulate electronic commerce.

The trade and industry select committee described some of the government’s proposals as “not fit to be written into law”.
Time to make it better_3
The NHS national plan presents a unique opportunity to purchasing and supply professionals, says Duncan Nichol
Rover reviews function_3
Rover Group, now owned by the consortium Phoenix, will be examining its purchasing strategy in the wake of the company’s break-up by former owner BMW, writes David Arminas.
Sports skills shortage_3

Training poses problem_3


A lack of adequate training is holding back the development of e-procurement, according to Theresa Rynard, senior category manager at building materials firm Caradon. Often, only key purchasing staff are trained in new technology, leaving occasional users to fumble in the dark, or revert to old methods and maverick buying, she said.
Intelligent Leadership_3
Alan Hooper and John Potter Random House Business Books, £18.99 Rating: 3/5
Welsh post poor report_3
Few of Wales’s further education institutions have a procurement strategy or a purchasing officer, and the colleges are not doing enough to assess supplier performance, the National Audit Office has found.

In its report Further Education in Wales, the NAO comes down hard on the way institutions buy goods and services - in particular, energy and water.
Small firms ignore Y2K_3

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