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Creative industryGenerating innovative ideas and approaches isn't always easy. Jamie Napper offers tips to help you and  your teams think differently. 17 January 2012
Leading by exampleAs procurement teams target inefficiencies to cope with cost cutting measures, they are helped by new processes and techniques that can deliver further savings. 17 January 2012
Back to basicsIt is possible to innovate on a budget, if you think from the customer's perspective,  says Angus Craig. 17 January 2012
Schools of thoughtProcurement professionals tell Rebecca Ellinor how they got an audience with school children to persuade them to consider a purchasing career. 17 January 2012
Power steeringIn order to get the best out of  your procurement team, you first  need to empower them. 17 January 2012
Special deliveryWith ever-increasing demands to produce savings in a fast-changing corporate environment, Royal Mail Group's procurement team started a journey to become world class. Rebecca Ellinor talks to group procurement director Kath Harmeston about its transformation. 08 December 2011
The growth of digital marketingHow buyers can measure the impact and effectiveness of their spend? The SM roundtable debate in association with ebiquity. 08 December 2011
Media studiesThere are many more savings to be made from media plans if we measure the value of our media agencies differently and apply a little more trust, argues David Meikle. 08 December 2011
Chasing carsAs Jaguar Land Rover gears up for the biggest recruitment drive in its history, Paul Snell looks at  how purchasing has become the firm's fastest growing function and the staff it's hoping to attract. 08 December 2011
Calling time on corruptionWith the cost to Africa of fraudulent practices estimated at 25 per cent of its gross domestic product, serious steps are now being taken to  stop the rot, writes Elaine Porteous. 08 December 2011
Going publicNo stranger to criticism, public sector procurement in the UK has come in for a raft of high-profile, negative reports over the years. But is this all about to change? Steve Bagshaw examines the evidence. 10 November 2011
Keeping the show on the roadFrom vetting pyrotechnicians to hiring outside broadcasting units, the BBC's procurement team works on a diverse range of projects, as Helen Gilbert discovers... mobility scooters anyone? 10 November 2011

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Creative industryGenerating innovative ideas and approaches isn't always easy. Jamie Napper offers tips to help you and  your teams think differently. 17 January 2012