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Logistics leads in electronic revenue_3
Transport and logistics companies are generating more revenue through electronic commerce than any other industry sector, a ... electronically to our customers and their supply chains for more than 10 years, so upgrading to new technology has not fazed us,” he ...
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Room rates up in Spain, down in Italy_3
... rates, although there are likely to be savings through more promotions, such as two for one”. A recent Barclaycard business ... chief executives have stayed in budget hotels. • For more information on the Amex corporate travel index, call 020 7976 4677. ...
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New chairman predicts greater focus on clients_3
... in terms in the quality of service we provide and [have] a more business-like approach,” said Vincent John, director of procurement and ... when implementing these systems. This is in the spirit of a more collaborative approach to the delivery of procurement within higher ...
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Scottish e-procurement system finally launched_3
... It is expected to achieve consistent buying practices at more than 70 public-sector bodies across Scotland, which share the Scottish ... Scottish Healthcare Supplies has reported interest from more than 600 suppliers to Scotland’s 28 NHS Trusts. The system, which had ...
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Departments ‘could save £45m a year’ on services_3
... and budgeting were being updated with new software to give more accurate up-to-date data. The NAO claims the lack of a co-ordinated ... and incurring expense. It recommends introducing more combined purchasing and up-to-date knowledge-sharing, largely through ...
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Security fears hold back spread of online business_3
More than a third of the 400 businesses surveyed said that they were reluctant to trade because of transactional and security fears. And more than two-thirds claimed they would deal online only with a firm with which ...
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Safety must be a priority, says company car expert_3
... responsibility, Cooke told SM. “They have got to focus more on the total proposition, not just the cheapest way of providing a car.” ... notes that company car drivers were involved in 50 per cent more accidents than private motorists and that board directors may be liable ...
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Bank accused of wasting aid millions through poor buying_3
... he writes in this issue of SM. “It is time this was more widely understood.” Tucker calls the bank’s procurement methods a ... the former Soviet Union, I was told that the World Bank was more bureaucratic than anything seen under the Russians.” Tucker adds that ...
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Business travel becoming a commodity ‘like paperclips’_3
... to off-the-shelf travel buying. For example, there is more concern over security for women than for male employees when they stay in ... Collis, head of travel for western Europe at Andersen, was more convinced travel was already a commodity. He cited the growing number ...
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Getting Out of a Contract: a practical guide for business_3
... to competition law, which relates mainly to businesses with more than 25 per cent of a particular market. This would be of rather more interest to corporate legal departments, who would presumably be aware of ...