Tendering on the Internet will be one of the first initiatives of the government’s central procurement agency, the Office of Government Commerce, when it starts up on 1 April, according to its first chief executive.
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Five of Europe’s leading hospitality companies are launching an online marketplace for the traditionally fragmented industry. In addition to Accor, Bass, Granada, Hilton and Whitbread, as well as their suppliers and customers, the plan is to attract other companies and create an open exchange.
sponsored by Intrinsica
22-23 May 2002
Berns Hotel, Stockholm
Berns Hotel, Stockholm
Supermarket giant Tesco has insisted its supplier forums are the best arena for thrashing out prices with farmers.
William Hoover, Eero Eloranta, Jan Holmstrom and Kat Huttunen
John Wiley, £32.50
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Purchasing in higher education is heading for a shake-up, including the possible disbanding of geographically based purchasing consortia, following a review of co-operative procurement.
A crackdown on supply chain costs is planned when the Co-operative Retail Society (CRS) and the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) merge in April, writes Liam O’Brien.
Purchasing salaries have risen by 4.2 per cent over the past six months to March, but directors have taken a cut in average pay, according to the latest salary survey from Purcon Consultants.