News News stories from the current issue
Buying must be central The true measure of success in procurement should be how close it is to the centre of the organisation. News, 4 October 2007
Marketing: focus on media not 'magic' Purchasers should concentrate less on trying to influence the "creative" side of marketing and more on trying to reduce tangible costs. News, 4 October 2007
Ad agencies face decoupling Few advertising agencies have broken up the services they offer despite increasing pressure from purchasers. News, 4 October 2007
Fair pay charter signed The government has signed the OGC's Fair Payment Charter, committing public sector clients, and their main contractors and supply chain members, to a series of principles for future construction projects. News, 4 October 2007
Corruption 'rampant' in 40% of countries Procurement is a "real hotspot" for tackling corruption in the public sector. The 2007
Corruption Perceptions Index was published last week by nongovernmental organisation Transparency International. It revealed more than 40 per cent of the 180 countries examined were perceived to have "rampant corruption" in the sector. News, 4 October 2007
Philippines ups its transparency The government of the Philippines has set up two new organisations to improve the clarity and fairness of public procurement. News, 4 October 2007
Features Featured articles from the current issue
Peak performers Patrick Scholler, procurement director at Hewlett-Packard, tells Rebecca Ellinor how the IT giant keeps its competitive edge Cover feature, 4 October 2007
Valuable teamwork Helen Gilbert looks at how purchasing and HR are collaborating to source their organisation's most important resource Features, 4 October 2007
Call in the interims Procurement managers are becoming more involved in the hire of interim executives. Nick Robeson explains this fast-growing area of recruitment Features, 4 October 2007
