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.
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.
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.
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.