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Venture capital company 3i is to expand its Birmingham procurement division as it seeks savings through centralised purchasing and more global contracts.
European law should give small and medium-sized enterprises a chance to prove their business cases by making members of purchasing consortia tender individually before larger deals take place, a European Parliament sub-committee has heard.
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Purchasers find themselves stuck in the middle of tussles between suppliers and their own finance departments over late payments, writes David Arminas
Dutch airline KLM has embarked on three-month project to identify areas for electronic procurement after three test online auctions gained savings of around 30 per cent.
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