-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
Categories
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- Analysis
- Angeline Albert
- Ascertain
- Australia
- Business change
- Business change
- Careers
- cat-news
- Central government
- CIPS SM Awards
- Contact
- Ed's choice business change
- Ed's choice careers
- Ed's choice international
- Ed's choice low cost sourcing
- Ed's choice outsourcing
- Ed's choice public sector
- Ed's choice purchasing
- Ed's choice risk & continuity
- Ed's choice Southern Africa
- Ed's choice SRM
- Ed's choice supply chain
- Ed's choice sustainability
- Ed's choice technology
- Ed's choice travel
- Features
- Fraud & corruption
- Headline News
- home
- Home page picture story
- Home page top story
- International
- Intro business change
- Intro fraud & corruption
- Jake Kanter
- Law
- Law analysis
- Local government
- Low cost sourcing
- Main sections
- Maintain
- News
- News focus
- Opinion
- Outsourcing
- Paid for photos
- Partners
- Paul Snell
- People
- Placement
- PMI reports
- Public sector
- Purchasing
- Realise
- Rebecca Ellinor
- Recession & economic downturn
- Resources
- Risk & continuity
- Sectors
- Services
- SM 100
- Southern Africa
- SRM
- Supply chain
- Sustainability
- Technology
- TEST
- Topics
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- Why Us
- Year
Meta
Category Archives: Purchasing
Government procurement card controls ‘not strict enough’
MPs are not satisfied purchasing cards are being used appropriately and want tighter controls, including banning their use to buy certain items such as alcohol.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Central government, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on Government procurement card controls ‘not strict enough’
Office Depot appoints Mike McCreesh to lead procurement
The office supplies company has promoted from within to find its new procurement and supply chain director.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
Comments Off on Office Depot appoints Mike McCreesh to lead procurement
UK manufacturing falls to three-year low
A slump in production has caused the second steepest fall in activity in the Purchasing Managers’ Index’s 20-year history.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
Comments Off on UK manufacturing falls to three-year low
Barclays to move procurement jobs to Singapore
The financial services firm is to relocate some UK procurement roles to the Asian country as part of a plan to reduce costs by £2 billion by 2013.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
Comments Off on Barclays to move procurement jobs to Singapore
Government procurement reform deadlines published
The Cabinet Office’s latest business plan details current purchasing reforms and when they are expected to be completed.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on Government procurement reform deadlines published
Africa needs major investment to meet supply chain challenges
The continent needs investment to continue at its current rate to close the gap with developed nations and develop its supply chain.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
Comments Off on Africa needs major investment to meet supply chain challenges
The truth about off-contract spend
Exclusive research carried out by SM shows virtually all contracts have leakage.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
Comments Off on The truth about off-contract spend
£71 million mobile policing project saves just £600,000
The majority of police forces bought mobile phones and PDAs through their own measures, despite a central contract being in place and in some cases reported getting better deals.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on £71 million mobile policing project saves just £600,000
CFOs would act unethically to win business
Some 15 per cent of CFOs believe making cash payments to win business is acceptable, a worldwide survey has found.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, News, Purchasing
Comments Off on CFOs would act unethically to win business
NHS trusts should appoint board members accountable for procurement
The Department of Health has made the recommendation as part of a number of suggested reforms of procurement, including a £300 million fund to bulk buy expensive equipment such as MRI and CT scanners.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
Comments Off on NHS trusts should appoint board members accountable for procurement
