Buyers should focus on cost-reduction strategies as well saving money, Gordon Murray, procurement adviser at the Institute of Public Finance, told the Society of Procurement Officers in local government’s (Sopo) annual conference.
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Consignia has chosen to use a single supplier for its £40 million annual IT hardware and new software budget after considering proposals from the two suppliers in its existing dual supply framework.
Q: I am a travel manager in a medium-sized firm. I think we could save money by moving to a transaction-fee arrangement with our travel agent, but I am finding it hard to persuade my procurement director to do this. He says it will be too complicated and
The public-private partnership scheme has suffered a huge blow with the collapse of a major contract between IT services supplier Capita and Lambeth council.
University purchasing officers must co-operate more fully for greater sector-wide efficiencies or face external regulation, according to the chairman of the universities’ national purchasing strategy advisory body.
Purchasers need to be honest with themselves about their lack of knowledge of legislation that affects procurement and not be afraid to seek legal advice.
Car manufacturers that do not introduce customer-driven, build-to-order supply chains risk high levels of stock and lower profits, according to research released this month.
Logistics people need to be completely clear about why they are outsourcing and what they can expect from their outsourcing provider. Most contracts collapse because of different customer and provider expectations.
Economic instability sent the construction sector into near stagnation for the first time in nearly three years, according to the latest figures.