Cover feature, 1 November 2007
A spark of inspiration
Our winners revitalised procurement at E.ON UK with an innovative training academy, boosting staff satisfaction and creating a company-wide trend. Steve Bagshaw hears how they did it
Cover feature, 18 October 2007
Fuelling change
Paul Snell explains how Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is pushing the environmental agenda with its biomass heating policy
Features, 18 October 2007
Powerful connections
EDF Energy's commitment to improve its reliability led to a complex cross-functional project, as Steve Bagshaw reports
Features, 18 October 2007
Opinion
Viewpoint
Acquiring some credit
Private Equity (PE) has had a significant impact on businesses over the past few years.
Soapbox, 1 November 2007
Adviser
Online sourcing with e-ase
My manager has asked me to investigate and identify possible e-procurement tools and application software, which can be used by public sector bodies (which in our case is also within the MoD) and are compliant with OJEU advert formats (XML type files). Can you help?
Adviser, 1 November 2007
Regulars
Reviews
Little Green Book of Getting Your Way
Jeffrey Gitomer, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, £11.99
Reviews, 1 November 2007
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack. Released in UK cinemas on 9 November
Reviews, 1 November 2007
Update
Return to sender
Jimmy Desai explains what buyers should - and should not - do to retain their right to reject sub- standard goods under the Sale of Goods Act
Law update, 1 November 2007
Court report
Lion Apparel Systems v Firebuy
Court report, 1 November 2007
First person
Make way for collaborative fusion
Generally I hate new business-related terms. But recently I fell into the trap after visiting the UKAEA JET fusion programme.
First person, 1 November 2007
Home truths
Cream of Cremona
Looking forward to Guy Fawkes night? Can't wait for Christmas? Tension too much ahead of St Homobonus day? What, you've prepared nothing to mark the occasion?
Home truths, 1 November 2007