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The public sector needs purchasing professionals, but, says Steve Johnson, it must offer the right rewards
Integrating demand more effectively with procurement would revitalise companies’ supply chains and help to cut costs, says Leslie Ament-Ruder
Although this book was published in 1997, it was towards the end of the year and into 1998 that it started a stimulating (and at times acrimonious) debate among, and between, academics and practitioners that still continues to this day when they meet.
Bruce Schneider
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Rating: 3/5
The government announced last week that it is to sell the Millennium Dome for £125 million to Legacy which plans to turn it into a high-tech business park. However, Legacy, which will take the site over in February, told a National Audit Office inquiry that no firms had signed up for the park, despite market research showing a huge demand for sites in the dome.
Q: Not so long ago, the media seemed to be full of articles about purchasing cards. Now we hear little about them. Is it a fad that has fallen from favour?