Allowing an untrained person to undertake complex commercial negotiations can be dangerous and embarrassing, according to a new CIPS policy document.
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Britain’s beleaguered shipyards have turned to a major industry-wide initiative for savings on their annual £3.4 billion procurement spend.
The Ministry of Defence is to join the government’s procurement card initiative - two years after it was accepted by other government agencies, writes Liam O’Brien.
IT buyers must be more specific when explaining the uses of software in contracts to safeguard their company’s interest in possible legal battles, a landmark ruling this month has shown.
Competitive pricing has risen in importance as the main reason for gas buyers to change suppliers, a study by Datamonitor has revealed.
The survey found that 87 per cent of corporate energy customers would switch suppliers for financial reasons - an increase from the 76 per cent who said they would do so in 1998.
The survey found that 87 per cent of corporate energy customers would switch suppliers for financial reasons - an increase from the 76 per cent who said they would do so in 1998.
Supplier relations are the key to success in the auto industry. David Arminas looks at how two UK car makers in this brave new world of manufacturing deal with their suppliers
Purchasers can play a huge part in fighting fraud, an industry expert has claimed, after a new survey revealed that almost two-thirds of companies in the UK have been affected by corruption in the past year.
The uptake of renewable sources of electricity is being hampered by uncertainty over which ones will be exempt from the climate change levy.
Most small businesses in the east of England view their customer relationships as strategically important, but less than half see their supplier relationships in the same way, according to a recent survey.