Tea prices
March 31, 2009
Hold on to your crockery, because tea prices are set to reach an all-time high.
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Harnessing your anger
March 30, 2009
I’m sure there are more than a few of us who are a little tetchier this morning, after we all lost an hour of sleep over the weekend because of the clocks going forward.
SM on the beach
March 27, 2009
The SM team has been marvelling at a brilliant email we received from a reader today.
Beware of the ‘money illusion’
March 26, 2009
Research from the University of Bonn has found evidence humans are naturally inclined to think a salary increase is a good thing, even if it is negated by rising inflation.
How to buy smart
March 25, 2009
It’s a conundrum that procurement professionals know all too well – how do you purchase what you need without wasting money?
Procurement Watch
March 24, 2009
In the interest of maintaining the momentum of our little Procurement Watch campaign, the FT ran a substantial feature on supply chain difficulties today.
Establishing financial controls
March 23, 2009
Last week Lord Adair Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, published the regulatory response to the global banking crisis.
A ban on the word ‘procurement’
March 20, 2009
Procurement has made it into a top 200 list – but before you start to celebrate, take note: it’s a top 200 list of words the powers at be believe should be banned.
Life’s a pitch
March 19, 2009
We all know the phrase “time is money”, but for new firms demonstrating their wares at the South by Southwest Technology festival in Texas it is genuinely true.
Better a post mortem before the event
March 18, 2009
“No, but maybe we should be thinking about it now!” was one buyer’s response to our SM100 question this week on measures organisations are taking to deal with procurement fraud.
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