22-23 May 2002
Berns Hotel, Stockholm
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Supermarket giant Tesco has insisted its supplier forums are the best arena for thrashing out prices with farmers.
William Hoover, Eero Eloranta, Jan Holmstrom and Kat Huttunen
John Wiley, £32.50
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Purchasing in higher education is heading for a shake-up, including the possible disbanding of geographically based purchasing consortia, following a review of co-operative procurement.
A crackdown on supply chain costs is planned when the Co-operative Retail Society (CRS) and the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) merge in April, writes Liam O’Brien.
Purchasing salaries have risen by 4.2 per cent over the past six months to March, but directors have taken a cut in average pay, according to the latest salary survey from Purcon Consultants.
Supply Management’s web edition is officially launched today, giving readers access to the latest news, jobs and past articles from the magazine. Accessible at www.supplymanagement.co.uk, Supply Management Online is designed to complement both the print edition of the magazine and CIPS’s own site (www.cips.org).
Business cannot afford to disregard Internet shopping, with its associated home delivery costs, if they want to maintain market share in the future, delegates on board the cruise ship Oriana were told.