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Indicators often unused
A major survey has found that less than half of local authorities are using performance indicators.

Nearly 95 per cent of chief executives, political leaders and purchasing professionals in local authorities believe setting a procurement strategy is a matter for corporate leadership. Yet only 40 per cent have a written procurement strategy.
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Covisint ‘close to deal’


Covisint, the trade exchange backed by several major car manufacturers including Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, is on the verge of signing deals with other commodity-based exchanges.
Shipyard talks continue


PricewaterhouseCoopers says it is still in talks with several potential buyers for Cammell Laird’s UK shipyards. A joint bid from venture capitalist Alchemy and ship repairer A&P has been withdrawn after the two firms failed to reach an agreement.
D2D: Dinosaur to Dynamo
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Vendor alliance warning


Oracle’s vice-president for e-business, UK, Ireland and South Africa has warned that vendor alliances risk becoming “marriages of convenience” that put the customer at risk. “Alliances will never help business processes if the customer has to pay for the integration,” Chris Baker told AMR Research’s European executive conference.
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Resistance is weak link
European businesses believe internal resistance to change is their largest barrier to effective supply chain management, a survey has found.

More than half of the 245 companies surveyed said this was the main problem, followed by supply chain complexity, bad organisational structures and poor alignment of objectives.
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