23-24 May 2002
Bristol
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Salaries for IT purchasers in the UK are still rising above the average increase for general purchasing staff, according to a new survey.
Partnership arrangements and philosophies within the construction industry will survive the demise of the sector’s premier supply chain forum, according to Sir Michael Latham, author of the influential 1994 report Constructing the Team.
The biggest defence fleet deal in more than 20 years has attracted a group of five vehicle makers.
Some councils are assuming that best value is a “transitory regime” and are “lying through their teeth” about how they are conforming to the plan, according to an academic.
Fierce competition “never witnessed before” will be the one threat common to all businesses in the next 10 years, according to a Partnership Sourcing Limited (PSL) study.
Government purchasing professionals have expressed concern about the delay in appointing a chief executive for the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), three months before the new body is due to begin operations.
Cadbury Schweppes has launched a series of studies of its supply chain as part of a review of ethical trading practices.