Tyre maker Bridgestone has ended its 95-year supply partnership with Ford because of the car manufacturers’ criticism of the quality of its Firestone tyres.
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Tyre maker Bridgestone has ended its 95-year supply partnership with Ford because of the car manufacturers’ criticism of the quality of its Firestone tyres.
E-procurement systems are not meeting purchasers’ expectations, according to a survey by Science Warehouse, an e-marketplace for scientific equipment. Order fulfilment accuracy, speed and responsiveness were the most important criteria for the majority of the 50 procurement directors and managers polled, but these were among the areas least satisfactorily delivered by system providers.
Developers are calling for a judicial review of the government’s £4 billion wind-farm programme, after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) persuaded the Department of Trade and Industry to stop construction of a Northumberland farm. The MoD argues the turbines could be a hazard for low-flying aircraft and radar systems at a neighbouring military complex.
Longevity rules in the 10 biggest selling business books at WH Smith. No Logo, described by some as a manifesto for the anti-globalisation movement, was published last January and of the remaining books, only Shackleton’s Way, Corporate Voodoo and Now, Discover Your Strengths came out this year. 1. No Logo by Naomi Klein (HarperCollins, £8.99)
Kevin Lyons
Pluto Press, £17.99
Buyers can, on occasion, request payment from suppliers, but charging them simply to secure custom is wrong, argues Melinda Johnson
Few purchasers fully understand what partnering with suppliers is and the pitfalls involved, delegates at Coup 99 were told.
Douglas Macbeth, CIPS professor of supply chain management and head of management studies at the University of Glasgow, warned that partnering is not a “magic bullet”. “We’ll have a few shots with it and if it doesn’t work we’ll look for a new bullet,” he said.
Douglas Macbeth, CIPS professor of supply chain management and head of management studies at the University of Glasgow, warned that partnering is not a “magic bullet”. “We’ll have a few shots with it and if it doesn’t work we’ll look for a new bullet,” he said.
Britain leads Europe with 37.5 per cent of its overall logistics market contracted out to third parties, according to a report from analysts Datamonitor. But Germany pips the UK in the value of its contracted market, at £6.3 billion in 1998. Britain’s £5.7 billion in 1998 is up from £4.7 billion in 1996.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a report listing the key transport investment priorities for the government if it is to deliver its promises of transforming the UK’s transport infrastructure within 10 years and making it the envy of Europe.
Terry Hill
Macmillan, £25.99