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Supply Management’s web edition is officially launched today, giving readers access to the latest news, jobs and past articles from the magazine. Accessible at www.supplymanagement.co.uk, Supply Management Online is designed to complement both the print edition of the magazine and CIPS’s own site (www.cips.org).
Business cannot afford to disregard Internet shopping, with its associated home delivery costs, if they want to maintain market share in the future, delegates on board the cruise ship Oriana were told.
Plans for measuring general performance in local government have received a nervous reception from the Society of Purchasing Officers (Sopo).

Two government consultation papers, Implementing Best Value and Performance Indicators, were issued to all local authorities and councils late last month.
Four new categories have been added to the second annual Kelly’s Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply, which are launched today.
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The Ministry of Defence has signed a ground-breaking agreement with service contractors that feared their profits could have been wiped out by new employment legislation.
British Airways is set to increase its e-commerce activity dramatically and establish a portal site for the airline industry, similar to the one proposed by General Motors, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler for the automotive sector.
BT plans to advertise 10 per cent of its tenders on the Internet when it rolls out an e-commerce reverse auctioning system this month.
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