American purchasing directors are twice as likely as their European counterparts to use an intranet website to communicate with their internal customers, according to a survey of conference delegates in the UK and the US.
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American purchasing directors are twice as likely as their European counterparts to use an intranet website to communicate with their internal customers, according to a survey of conference delegates in the UK and the US.
The government has appointed Derek Higgs, chairman of Prudential Portfolio Managers, chairman of its privatised private finance initiative task force, Partnerships UK. Adrian Montague, chief executive of the PFI task force, will be deputy chairman.
Company cars account for more than half of all new UK car registrations, well above the European average, a survey by Datamonitor has revealed. It found that fierce competition among car manufacturers had resulted in increased discounts to the fleet sector and that outright purchase, and finance and operational leasing were the most popular company car acquisition methods in Europe.
Mobile telephone operators able to develop strongly branded Internet portal sites, which provide directories and make it easy for customers to access other websites, are likely to emerge as winners in the battle to dominate the mobile e-commerce market, according to a study by Cambridge-based consultancy Analysys.
The EU’s push to introduce complex new legislation could actually hinder European e-commerce, argues Paul Abbiati
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Homebase, the DIY retailer owned by Sainsbury’s, has launched a transactional website that aims to make £30 million supply chain savings over the next three years.
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has gained the ISO 9002 certification for its purchasing processes. The award means the agency’s procedures comply with standards on efficiency and quality assurance. The PSA also received ISO 14002 for its environmental management scheme.