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No evidence of Achilles’ heel


Purchasing consultancy and training group Achilles Information has taken over supply chain events group Commercial Seminars. There are no plans to merge any parts of the business or reassign staff, but the takeover will mean around 80 full-time staff working across the group.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The most significant book I have read this year, without a doubt, is The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie. I say that advisedly as perhaps I have been in danger, like all the other supply chain academics, of taking my subject too seriously, too narrowly. We all know of writers and lecturers of whom it is whispered they only have one message (which they keep repeating).
HM Treasury Pre Budget Report


Foreign & Commonwealth Office


Dealing with poor performance
Q: I work in the IT purchasing department of the UK subsidiary of an American-owned firm. Rigorously enforced group policy dictates that we buy all our support services in one highly specialist area from the UK branch of an American supplier, with which
Office of Government Commerce


Contracts on suppliers’ terms
Q: A supplier knows that it is the only one that can supply to your short deadline on a £2 million contract, and it insists on terms and conditions that leave you exposed. What should you do?
Computer Sciences Corporation


Reverse auctions for services
Q: I’ve seen a number of articles recently indicating that significant savings have been achieved by large organisations running reverse auctions, but these seem to be largely focused on production materials in manufacturing industry. Do you believe rever
Construction Industry Council


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