21 September 2006

Regulars

4 Editorial

News

7 Royal Mail delivers purchasing reforms

8 PwC nets ￡1.5m saving with CSR

9 OGC may face funding cutbacks

10 NGS seals ￡3.7bn supplies deal

11 Matalan seeks ￡25m boost to cash flow

12 UN names new procurement chief

New focus

15 Making deductions on supplier invoices

Law update

16 Online contracts

Opinion

18 Stefan Stern, Ken Anderson, Letters Adviser

Knowledge zone

40 Informal learning, reviews

42 CIPS update

46 CIPS diary

48 People & jobs

49 Appointments

62 Home truths

Features

Cover Story

22 Sir Alan Sugar

Business

29 Travel

Profile

33 Morag Stuart

Working

37 Abroad