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LATEST ISSUE: March 2010

LATEST NEWS

New Zealand to invest in online purchasingThe New Zealand government is looking to make a major investment in e-procurement technology to cut costs.
Nobia cooks up changes to sourcingSwedish kitchen manufacturer Nobia is to centralise its purchasing and supply chain operations in order to improve its financial performance.
Manufacturing surges, but the service sector stumblesIf 2010 was a running race, manufacturing positively flew out of the starting blocks while the service sector stumbled, or perhaps – in the case of Northern Europe at least – slipped on the ice.
Top tips on doing business in IndiaIndia is already the world’s twelfth-largest economy and still growing – it contains over 16 per cent of the world’s population. Here are some tips that should help form the basis for being successful there for the long-term.
Gold buyers make some solid progressSmall jewellers are making the “largest strides” in sourcing ethical and environmentally friendly gold, a report has found.
Improving negotiation underappreciated by firms, warns researchThe opportunity to improve negotiation is being “ignored, neglected or ineffectively addressed in many companies,” according to a study of buyers and salespeople.

FEATURES

What’s on the agenda for meetings procurement?Procurement professionals are increasing involved in managing their companies’ spend on meetings, conferences and events. But how do the demands placed on buyers differ between sectors?
It’s a brave new small worldTo paraphrase a famous proverb: “It’s not what you know, but who you know that counts”. And as business becomes increasingly global and complex, this maxim becomes more evident.