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E-business has entered the “new new economy”, according to software provider SAP. Hasso Plattner, its chief executive, told delegates at the group’s Sapphire user conference in Lisbon that it would focus on virtual exchange technology developed by SAPMarkets and e-market provider Commerce One.

Nabarro Nathanson_2

Supermarket sweep_2

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) may be called in to monitor relations between supermarkets and their suppliers, according to the Competition Commission. If, following discussions with supermarkets this month, the commission decides that unreasonable charges or demands were being made on suppliers, codes of conduct may be drawn up.

Clicks and Mortar_2

Terry Pearce and David Pottruck John Wiley, £16.95

Ford recalls cars_2

Ford is recalling 6.5 million Firestone tyres fitted to its Explorer recreational vehicle in one of the largest product recalls ever seen in the car industry.

Libraries team up_2

Five east London boroughs have joined ranks to buy stock for their public libraries. The newly formed London Libraries Consortium will have a spending power in the region of £2 million and the shared costs will include advertising, dealing with tenders and the purchasing of stock.

Levi-Strauss & Co._2

Co-operative Bank_2

Reverse Marketing_2

Reverse Marketing could claim to be one of the key books that led the category and supplier management trend.

Published in 1988, its proposition of reversing the standard approach to purchasing and supply must have seemed revolutionary. Leenders and Blenkhorn put forward an 11-step framework that is the basis of many of the best sourcing plan approaches in use today.

Wisdom of the CEO_2

William Dauphinais, Grady Means and Colin Price John Wiley, £18.50