ODA gifts 'lack transparency'
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has come under fire for a lack of transparency over gifts and corporate hospitality offered to its staff by contractors.
News, 1 November 2007
Barclays' Kirby to join AstraZeneca
Jon Kirby, chief procurement officer at Barclays, will leave the bank at the end of January to take up the role of global CPO at AstraZeneca.
News, 1 November 2007
Ikea buyer jailed for fraud
A former buyer for furniture chain Ikea has been jailed for two years after accepting more than £1 million in bribes.
News, 1 November 2007
Boots to boost buying power
Collaborative purchasing could be one benefit of private equity firm KKR's takeover of Alliance Boots.
News, 1 November 2007
'Prime' suppliers line up for passport deal
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has shortlisted eight companies to tender for the £2 billion contract to supply passports and ID cards.
News, 1 November 2007
Row over NHS 'trusted' firms
Campaigners have criticised the Department of Health for including a US company that has been investigated for fraud on a list of "trusted" suppliers.
News, 1 November 2007
Buyers call for openness as purchasing mystique remains
A culture of mystery and secrecy within the procurement profession remains, according to the latest SM100 poll.
News, 1 November 2007
Outsourcing: UK 'ahead of game'
UK buyers have only themselves to blame if outsourced deals are not effective, according to the former director-general of the CBI.
News, 1 November 2007
What are our limits?
How to demonstrate that procurement does more than save money was thrashed out at an <EMSM< em>roundtable discussion.
News, 1 November 2007
CBI slams 'waste' of scrapped PFIs
Suppliers are wasting money bidding for PFI deals that are later cancelled, the CBI has said.
News, 1 November 2007
Buyers call for openness as purchasing mystique remains
A culture of mystery and secrecy within the procurement profession remains, according to the latest SM100 poll.
News, 1 November 2007
NZ's National Party seeks buying input
New Zealand's National Party has set up a website to canvass opinion about the government's procurement policy.
News, 1 November 2007
US Air Force buying leader found dead
The second highest-ranking procurement official in the US Air Force (USAF) has died. The USAF said it was "deeply saddened" by the death of Charles Riechers, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, who was found dead at his home last week.
News, 1 November 2007
Buyography
Following the launch of our online blog, we pick the best of recent comments. Visit www.supplymanagement.com/blog to join the debates.
News, 1 November 2007
