Salaries for purchasing professionals continue to rise above inflation, despite industry fears of an economic downturn, a survey has found.
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Supplier management has slipped in importance as a key method of improving business performance, according to a recent survey of senior UK business executives.
The Logistics Brigade of the British army has made a one-off purchase of 3,000 shower bags for the UK troops in Kosovo, where summer temperatures will top 40ºC.
The five- to seven-litre plastic bags, fitted with nozzles, are hung up outside during the day to absorb the sun’s heat, allowing a warm shower in the evening.
The five- to seven-litre plastic bags, fitted with nozzles, are hung up outside during the day to absorb the sun’s heat, allowing a warm shower in the evening.
Communications firm Telewest plans to save £20 million this year after an aggressive programme to improve its culture of purchasing and logistics.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has singled out four government projects as examples of good procurement practice in the run-up to April’s launch of the Office of Government Commerce.
Suppliers to Nissan in Sunderland are bracing themselves for cost reductions, despite the car maker’s announcement of a £200 million investment plan for a new Primera car by 2003, to be made at the plant.
Tesco’s senior sourcing manager has hit back at the European Court of Justice’s “politically based” decision to back Levi Strauss’ claim against the supermarket’s sale of cut-price jeans imported into Europe.
Railtrack collapsed because it failed to integrate its supply chain, according to the company’s former head of commercial and supply management for IT.