I find it strangely amusing to read about the hire car shortages and therefore bigger rental bills many people in UK and Europe are experiencing at the moment.
The adviser question in the current issue raises an interesting point. The SM reader who wrote in was having trouble, because although he wants to join the profession, the opportunities available discriminated against him because he doesn’t have any experience. Many CPOs I talk to are enthusiastic about the prospect of bringing in staff from [...]
The panic-weary among us will conclude that swine flu is the latest “pandemic du jour” – that we have seen the alarming (or is that alarmist?) headlines before. And that, in all probability, no more people will succumb to it than did to bird flu, SARS and BSE (remember that?). I am among this group. [...]
If you ever wondered what purchasing sounds like, then now’s your chance to have a listen.
I came across an article on the BBC recently about how many UK businesses are accepting the euro.
****STOP PRESS****. I am blogging on the non-recession.
When aspects of procurement break into the mainstream it isn’t always positive, but sometimes it is simply bizarre.
… that’s the advice from business “guru” and author of The Goal, Dr Eli Goldratt. As part of a 130-strong audience who watched the Israeli physicist speak in London earlier this year, I heard him challenge everyone there. As we report in this issue, he said: “I don’t agree that times are challenging. I agree [...]
It’s great news for procurement that the BBC has appointed a buyer as head of production for its coverage of the 2012 Olympics. Head of sourcing, Jamie Hindhaugh, will be responsible for coordinating the BBC’s television, radio and online output for the London games and all its associated events. He describes the role as “massive”, [...]
The Conservatives have been speaking out on the woes of defence procurement again.
