National Westminster Bank has rejected Bank of Scotland’s claims that it would make a better job of purchasing if the latter’s £22 billion hostile takeover bid is successful.
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Purchasers in the US predict economic recovery in 2002, but do not expect substantial improvements until the second half of the year.
More than half of purchasing managers are predicting higher revenues than last year, according to the semi-annual economic forecast from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM, formerly the NAPM).
More than half of purchasing managers are predicting higher revenues than last year, according to the semi-annual economic forecast from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM, formerly the NAPM).
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) miss out on Internet opportunities because suppliers do not provide them with appropriate business solutions, according to a new report.
Some electronic marketplaces will make a profit by the end of this year, a leading figure in the e-commerce world has predicted.
Banks are having to rethink their purchasing card charges because of one-off purchases that were larger than expected, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
A global supply-chain standardisation project has saved pharmaceutical giant SmithKline Beecham (SB) millions of pounds and cut supply lead times by up to three weeks, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
The shelving of water industry deregulation has been blamed by Michael Meacher, the environment minister, on a large response to consultation.
UK manufacturing companies’ investment in IT has equalled investment in machine tools and process and plant equipment for the first time, according to a new survey.
Buyers should focus on cost-reduction strategies as well saving money, Gordon Murray, procurement adviser at the Institute of Public Finance, told the Society of Procurement Officers in local government’s (Sopo) annual conference.