BAE Systems has called on the Ministry of Defence to allow it to build all 12 of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, rather than share construction with rival Vosper Thorneycroft.
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BAE Systems has called on the Ministry of Defence to allow it to build all 12 of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, rather than share construction with rival Vosper Thorneycroft.
Gilbert Probst and Steffen Raub
John Wiley, £24.95
Employees at investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston will be able to order goods from their desktops without the intervention of purchasing, thanks to a global e-procurement solution. The bank will benefit from combined economies of scale as the system links employees to suppliers in multiple online exchanges using BT MarketSite, PeopleSoft Marketplace and
Richard Leifer et al
Harvard Business School Press, £21.99
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The Office of Fair Trading is to publish good practice guidelines for debt management companies. They cover the accuracy of advertisements and contract terms and customer information. The guidelines will be published after a consultation period ends on 9 July, and will be followed later this year by similar recommendations for debt collecting and credit broking.
The reality of e-procurement has fallen far short of “marketing hype”’ according to a report by consultancy Forrester.
Cambridge University could take consultants and suppliers to court after an IT project's budget more than doubled. A report by two independent academics said the university spent five years introducing an Oracle-based financial system that ultimately cost £9 million.