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  • Coming up with the goodsAs procurement is called upon to keep an ever-tighter rein on supply chains, one area it is becoming increasingly involved in is logistics. Nick Martindale maps out its growing role in this area. 09 May 2013
  • Making your markThink you're paying the market rate for your goods or services? James Williams offers a back-to-basics guide to price benchmarking in four simple steps. 09 May 2013
  • Social securityWith an overhauled welfare system and reduced government funding, social housing is looking to procurement to meet the challenges in a sector undergoing huge changes. 09 May 2013
  • Welcome to CongressA new group represents your interests at the institute. Lorna Blackwood introduces CIPS Congress. 09 May 2013
  • Public valuesProfessor Benon Basheka from the Uganda Management Institute is a writer, presenter and academic, and a speaker at this month's CIPS Pan African Conference. SM spoke to him ahead of the event. 09 May 2013
  • ''If procurement is positioned where it should be, it means you enjoy business''Sanofi CPO Jean-Philippe Collin oversees a €13 billion annual spend and a 1,000-strong procurement staff. He tells Rebecca Ellinor about the department's transformation journey. 11 April 2013
  • Green and desert landAs the Middle East powers ahead in global economic prominence, sustainability has become increasingly important. Nick Martindale looks at the role procurement has in putting greener practices in place. 11 April 2013

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