Q: I have been charged with drafting a report on the feasibility of using e-commerce for my small electronics business. We spend around £4 million annually on components such as integrated circuits. What sources of information are there?
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Proposed changes to tax legislation could undermine UK competitiveness
Energy buyers in the UK will be the first purchasing professionals worldwide to gain experience in trading carbons.
European manufacturers, especially those in the UK, are starting to use e-procurement, but are dithering about implementing systems, according to a recent survey.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is encouraging small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to “blow the whistle” if they believe their clients are operating cartels.
A lack of skilled facilities managers has helped push up salaries in the sector by 13 per cent last year, the highest for several years, according to a survey by recruitment consultancy Facilities Recruitment.
Peter Gershon, chief executive of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), has said that the OGC will be continually reviewed “to align structures and use resources better”, writes David Arminas.
Al Ries and Laura Ries
HarperCollins, £14.99
Net Attitude John Patrick Nicholas Brealey, £19.99 The uninspired cover of John Patrick’s Net Attitude - a photograph of a stack of wire shopping baskets - does it an injustice. His book is concerned with the future of cutting- edge Internet technology.