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  • Winning waysThe CIPS Pan-African Procurement Awards 2011 saw seven companies seizing prizes. Rebecca Ellinor looks at four of the winners 06 October 2011
  • Making a mintHow do you transform buying at a 1,100-year-old organisation and make it world-class? Rebecca Ellinor meets Gail Roberts, who rose to the challenge after joining the Royal Mint as head of supply chain and procurement 08 September 2011
  • Raising the stakesAhead of the CIPS Conference 2011, we asked speaker Ed Worthington, senior procurement manager at Virgin Holidays, for his take on how to manage and get involved with stakeholders 08 September 2011
  • Travellers' checksAs economic confidence continues to falter, 2012 looks set to be a tough year when it comes to negotiating corporate hotel programmes. Amon Cohen looks at how buyers can get the best rates for their travelling teams 08 September 2011
  • Taking control of chargesTravel buyers need to prepare for higher distribution fees, the Institute of Travel & Meetings has warned. The prediction comes in a report, examining how airlines propose to sell ancillary fees - the charges they make for extras such as checked bags or meals 08 September 2011
  • Taking the economic temperatureLast month, we caught up with Faisal Islam, economics editor of Channel 4 News and 2011 CIPS Conference chairman, for his take on everything from the current financial crisis to attracting graduates to the profession. Here's what he told us 08 September 2011
  • Back to blackThe South African government is making changes to its black economic empowerment supplier qualification policy that could reduce dishonesty in the system and result in economic development. Alan Jewson reports 08 September 2011
  • Making the right movesManaging property assets effectively has become an integral part of procurement in both public and private sectors, including managing the supply chain and disposing of the asset 11 August 2011
  • Working towards changeDavid Smith and John Michalski tell Rebecca Ellinor about the crucial part played by procurement in delivering an essential piece of the UK government's welfare reform 11 August 2011
  • Intellectual assetsNegotiating the IP clauses in any procurement contract can be one of the most challenging and time-consuming areas, says Sam De Silva 11 August 2011
  • Breaking with traditionWhen UBS looked for suppliers to maintain its new office space, it tore up the rule book and went for a different approach to tendering 11 August 2011
  • Central challengeWhether to centralise or decentralise procurement is a debate that organisations have been having for years highlighted again at this year's CIPS Pan-African Conference, says Rebecca Ellinor 11 August 2011
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