January 17, 2008
This week a supply chain manager from Cheshire contacted us for advice on this area of work: “Sometimes non-buyers in my organisation have to get involved with ongoing contract management. How can I assist them to manage contracts more effectively?” Any ideas? Share this postClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed [...]
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January 16, 2008
Our news story today reported that an economic downturn could result in the increase of corporate fraud. It follows a KPMG survey last year revealing that procurement employees account for nine per cent of company fraud. With this in mind, is fraud a problem in procurement? And if so, are there effective ways of stamping [...]
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January 15, 2008
In the next issue of Supply Management, out on Thursday – Featured Articles The brains trust – How does it work when purchasing reports to the CFO? All under one roof – What happened when hotels cut out the middlemen to get better deals? Bite size – What does the future hold for food supply [...]
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January 14, 2008
Our news story today reveals more multinational corporations have signed up with minority business promoter, Minority Supplier Development (MSDUK). What benefits can minority suppliers bring to your supply chain? And is it becoming more important for buyers to diversify their supply chain?
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January 11, 2008
The growth of emerging nations is pushing down prices of a lot of goods, but it seems there is another to add to the list. This week Indian firm Tata has launched what it claims is the world’s cheapest car. The “Tata Nano” will cost 100,000 rupees, which is around £1,277. Could this be an [...]
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January 10, 2008
YouGov has announced today that only 5 per cent of firms contractually oblige their suppliers to have contingency plans to deal with the threat of a flu epidemic. That made us think about disaster planning. Do you insist suppliers have such plans in place? If so, how did you get them to set them up?
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January 9, 2008
In this week’s soapbox, Terry Wilcox, commercial director at Proactis, writes: "By putting organisation-wide controls in place, purchasers’ time will be freed up for more strategic, value-add activity, such as contract negotiation and supplier relationship management. Meanwhile, end users will be able to use procurement to their advantage, purchasing the goods and services they need [...]
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January 7, 2008
In the latest issue of SM, Welsh government minister Andrew Davies speaks to us about his passion for procurement, and buyers in Wales tell us what it means to them having someone at the top who understands and supports their role. What difference would it make to your job if you had a self-proclaimed “evangelist” [...]
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January 4, 2008
I’m sure most of you will have noticed that 2008 is a leap year. But will this have any affect on your procurement (other than the obvious extra day of work)? Does this mean changes to contracts or extra deliveries? Will it mean extra expense?
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January 3, 2008
This weeks SM‘s advisers were asked: My company wants to adopt a more partnership approach with some of our strategic suppliers, but how do I go about hard-nosed negotiations with a vendor that’s become a ‘partner’? – Category manager, Newcastle * Be clear about what your business means by “partnership” and what behaviour you must [...]
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