A third of all business-to-business e-commerce in Europe will take place through third parties by 2004, according to a specialist securities company.
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Last week's terrorist attacks in the US could plunge the UK manufacturing sector into a prolonged recession, an industry analyst has warned.
Suppliers have the most influence over new-product introduction (NPI), but supplier relationships are the most difficult in business to manage, according to a new report.
London Transport Buses is publishing its bus service tender results on the Internet in an effort to increase the number of bids for its routes.
Helen Beaumont, tendering services manager at LTB, hopes it will encourage more private bus companies, especially smaller firms, to enter the market.
Helen Beaumont, tendering services manager at LTB, hopes it will encourage more private bus companies, especially smaller firms, to enter the market.
Purchasers need to work much more closely with suppliers for e-procurement to succeed, a top practitioner told the conference.
Senior government procurement staff are concerned over a possible loss of authority after a recent report called for a central procurement “one-stop shop”, to be known as the Office of Government Commerce.
Companies are demanding more from their suppliers but, at the same time, a quarter of them carry out no regular supply chain audit, according to a survey by logistics and supply chain consultancy Cert Group. The survey of 202 managers in Britain’s top 500 companies found that nearly half of companies say that none of their suppliers shares information openly.
UK businesses face extra water bills of £400 million a year from next April if the water companies get their way.
According to the Utility Buyers’ Forum (UBF), which represents major users in the commercial, industrial and public sectors, this is the difference between the water companies’ price proposals for 2000 to 2005 and those issued by water regulator Ian Byatt.
According to the Utility Buyers’ Forum (UBF), which represents major users in the commercial, industrial and public sectors, this is the difference between the water companies’ price proposals for 2000 to 2005 and those issued by water regulator Ian Byatt.
Business schools are failing to educate future managers adequately about ethics, despite growing interest in ethical behaviour from the wider business world, according to a new report.
The security of the supply chain in times of national crisis could be jeopardised by the almost certain closure of Britain’s last propellant manufacturer, the House of Commons defence select committee has warned.
Bishopton, the British Aerospace-owned plant in Scotland, has been outbid by South African company Somchem on a contract for a multi-charge ammunition propellant system.
Bishopton, the British Aerospace-owned plant in Scotland, has been outbid by South African company Somchem on a contract for a multi-charge ammunition propellant system.