19-20 June 2002
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Suppliers in the UK construction industry are threatening to boycott online auctions.
Nearly three-quarters of local authorities are failing to carry out effective procurement two years after a major review programme was launched, the local government spending watchdog has warned.
Catering companies have welcomed the trend towards more risk-orientated and performance-related contracts.
Electricity purchasers are being asked to sign long-term contracts after some saw prices fall dramatically in April’s round of negotiations.
The world’s biggest car maker is to have all its suppliers conduct their business proposals electronically through Covisint, the sector’s major online trading exchange, starting in November.
The University of Nottingham has saved 17 per cent on bulk photocopying paper in a pioneering e-auction link-up with the private sector.
MG Rover Group is to cut supply chain and purchasing costs by 20 per cent in a major initiative that will see many of its engineers working with suppliers.
29 April 2003 - London
Cocoa buyers will face extra responsibility for monitoring their supply chains following a worldwide move to stamp out child labour, an ethical trading specialist has warned.