William Lockhart
Management Books 2000, £14.99
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The Office of Fair Trading has published its final draft of the guidance to the new Competition Act, under which infringing companies will be liable to fines of up to 10 per cent of UK turnover for every year of their infringement.
Subtitled "A comprehensive guide for professionals in industry", at 937 pages, The Manufacturing Manager certainly lives up to the former. But author David Crabtree doesn't rely on endless case studies and management hype. Instead, he presents his subjects in a very comprehensible way.
Stewart McKie Wiley, £28.95 Although one may feel that it is not best practice to buy yet another book on e-business best practice, readers could do well to read this authoritative study.
Edited by Andrew Erridge, Ruth Fee and John McIlroy
Gower, £75
Rating: 4/5
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association has published its latest directory for third-party warehousing. The UKWA Directory of Members Services 2000/01, which costs £55, lists members and gives descriptions of depots, specialist services and trends. Details: UKWA, 020 7836 5522
Industry regulators say gas and electricity wholesale prices set by generators could drop for suppliers when new trading arrangements are introduced later this year.
According to Ofgas and Offer, the restructured markets will include a screen-based trading system that will sell gas and electrity on the day.
According to Ofgas and Offer, the restructured markets will include a screen-based trading system that will sell gas and electrity on the day.
In the network economy, partnerships can offer benefits for buyers and suppliers alike, argues John Cockaday
Bob Garratt
HarperCollins, £14.99