Construction giant Laing is aiming to reduce its number of core suppliers from 23 to 12 by the end of the year, as part of the final stage of a major supply chain revamp.
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The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) will examine the options for organising electronic markets with a team of economists, Jane Gibbs, the OGC’s head of e-commerce , told SM.
The strategic procurement function of NHS Supplies is to be split off and given to a new NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency from next April.
The government announced the shake-up to the £7 billion operation in the wake of a Cabinet Office review of NHS procurement aimed at increasing efficiency.
The government announced the shake-up to the £7 billion operation in the wake of a Cabinet Office review of NHS procurement aimed at increasing efficiency.
Sainsbury’s is targeting 1,000 of its 2,400 small to medium-sized suppliers to take up its website electronic data interchange system, Web-EDI.
Around 40 suppliers are now using the system. The goal is to sign up 50 new users a week, according to David Simister, the supermarket chain’s logistics collaborative systems manager.
Around 40 suppliers are now using the system. The goal is to sign up 50 new users a week, according to David Simister, the supermarket chain’s logistics collaborative systems manager.
An IT legal expert has warned companies to be aware of contract law when doing business on the Internet.
While business-to-business transactions make up 80 per cent of electronic commerce dealings, Mark O’Conor, an Internet specialist and solicitor at Bird & Bird, said many organisations had misconceptions about conducting web-based business.
While business-to-business transactions make up 80 per cent of electronic commerce dealings, Mark O’Conor, an Internet specialist and solicitor at Bird & Bird, said many organisations had misconceptions about conducting web-based business.
The planned merger of Asda and Kingfisher announced last week will generate annual savings of £100 million, mainly from global procurement, distribution cuts and combined merchandising, according to the retailers.
Purchasing and supply management professionals must get more involved in decisions about outsourcing, according to the new CIPS president.
Electronic procurement software has yet to deliver improved supplier performance or increased accuracy in procurement, a survey of purchasing managers has found.
UK-based e-marketplace BT Ignite has teamed up with six global partners to form a trading network.