A lobby group for utility buyers has been launched by Bob Spears, the former technical director of the Utility Buyers Forum.
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A lobby group for utility buyers has been launched by Bob Spears, the former technical director of the Utility Buyers Forum.
The recent postal strike in the UK may hasten the implementation of e-procurement among the many companies that use the post for sending purchase orders and invoices, according to CIPS’s director of professional practice, Roy Ayliffe.
The Ministry of Defence has been praised for its supply management in Kosovo, despite equipment and staff shortages, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has told electricity suppliers to buy 10 per cent of their supply from renewable sources by 2010. Sources of renewable energy include hydro-electricity, wind and methane. Suppliers will receive certificates showing their green credentials.
The number of electronic marketplaces in Europe will fall from 2,000 to 50 by 2003, predicted Paul Rose, director of sales and business services at e-procurement firm Basaar. He argued that many marketplaces would merge, be taken over or disappear as the market consolidated.
Oil company Shell will submit its trading exchange to independent scrutiny to ensure that it is operating ethically, Chris Miller, group adviser, strategic sourcing, at Shell International, told delegates. In several weeks’ time, Shell will appoint a supervisory board of five or six well-known business names.
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Macmillan Business is rapidly building up an excellent series of handbooks for senior managers working to bring about change in manufacturing and supply.
The government is hoping to save £240 million by using its purchasing card for all transactions under £500 from GCat, the government IT catalogue. The move is part of the government’s drive to cut procurement costs, which it hopes will eventually lead to 90 per cent of orders being conducted online.
Ford is poised to announce the first tenant to take up residence in its purpose-built supplier park at Dagenham.
The supplier park - a familiar concept in the auto industry - comes as part of the virtual rebuilding of Dagenham as a catalyst for the regeneration of east London. The £468 million scheme also includes training facilities and a leisure park.
The supplier park - a familiar concept in the auto industry - comes as part of the virtual rebuilding of Dagenham as a catalyst for the regeneration of east London. The £468 million scheme also includes training facilities and a leisure park.