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Supply chain challenges in the construction industry will be tackled by a three-year research and development project at the Open University Business School and Reading Construction Forum. It will produce a framework for collaborative costing, performance measurement systems and a commercial arrangements toolkit to remove barriers to collaboration.


CyberSource Corporation, a provider of risk management and electronic payment solutions, has struck a deal to resell software from e-business security group Arcot Systems with its own solutions added. www.cybersource.com


E-procurement outsourcing company Tomorrow First has gone into voluntary liquidation. Its directors decided to pull the plug at a meeting on 5 October after the company failed to secure £5 million in new funding from investors.


Automotive firm Rudolph & Hellman Automotive Logistics (RHAL) will supply parts from two distribution centres for BMW’s new Mini Cooper and Mini One models, to be launched in July. RHAL lost a £45 million Land Rover contract after voicing fears that volume reductions would have made the deal unprofitable.


Lufthansa is drawing up a new payment scheme for agents following the German airline’s decision this year to scrap commission in its home market. Agents will instead receive a flat fee depending on the ticket and sector flown.
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