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Mistakes inevitable, warn experts
Fear of failing when implementing an e-procurement system is not a luxury today’s purchasing professionals can afford, delegates were told at the question time debate. There will be many failures as procurement strives to get to grips with systems that ha
Ford seeks non-production savings
Ford has asked its non-production suppliers to cut their costs by 30 per cent over the next three years as it seeks further efficiencies in indirect spend.
Multinational Strategic Alliances
Books about alliances seem to fall into two categories. There is the slim volume for sale at airport bookstalls, which uses anecdotal evidence from a large number of existing alliances and then seeks to draw universal laws.
UK plc warned as Japan looks east
British companies looking to supply Japanese customers in Japan face increasingly tough competition from East Asia, according to a report from Partnership Sourcing, the joint initiative between the Department of Trade and Industry and the Confederation of British Industry.
Developing Strategic Partnerships
It was with some enthusiasm that I reviewed this book on buyer/seller partnerships written by a marketing expert.
Treasury guidelines “too limiting”
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has claimed that the rigid wording of the Treasury's proposed construction procurement guidance will limit the variety of purchasing methods available to civil servants.
EU to tighten late payment regime
Companies who fail to pay suppliers within 30 days are to be hit by punitive European Union-wide interest rates, under the terms of a draft directive.

The late payment directive plans to give creditors the right to add compensation interest of 6 per cent above European Central Bank base rates.
Freight groups dismiss policy sop
The Road Haulage Association has attacked the government’s latest bid to placate the freight industry as “Elastoplast” solutions for a “gaping wound”.
NHS trusts face ‘teething problems’
NHS trusts may face difficulties in incorporating 1,200 procurement staff from NHS Supplies’ customer services division, according to those contacted by SM.
Elcom markets e-tendering solution
E-procurement solutions provider Elcom has launched an e-tendering system to help buyers drive down costs and source beyond their established supplier lists.
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