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Covisint, the trade exchange backed by several major car manufacturers including Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, is on the verge of signing deals with other commodity-based exchanges.
PricewaterhouseCoopers says it is still in talks with several potential buyers for Cammell Laird’s UK shipyards. A joint bid from venture capitalist Alchemy and ship repairer A&P has been withdrawn after the two firms failed to reach an agreement.
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Oracle’s vice-president for e-business, UK, Ireland and South Africa has warned that vendor alliances risk becoming “marriages of convenience” that put the customer at risk. “Alliances will never help business processes if the customer has to pay for the integration,” Chris Baker told AMR Research’s European executive conference.
European businesses believe internal resistance to change is their largest barrier to effective supply chain management, a survey has found.
More than half of the 245 companies surveyed said this was the main problem, followed by supply chain complexity, bad organisational structures and poor alignment of objectives.
More than half of the 245 companies surveyed said this was the main problem, followed by supply chain complexity, bad organisational structures and poor alignment of objectives.
I still have my original copy of this book that I bought in 1982 when, even as a young buyer for Ford, I realised that it was important. I knew this because all the senior executives at Ford were carrying it around, and some even read it. I instinctively knew that I had better understand what it said.
Contractors working with water companies are waiting to see how increased competition in the utility market will affect their relationships, writes David Arminas.
Most consultancies’ clients are happy with their work and would use the same firm again, according to the Management Consultancies Association.