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  • 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
  • Driving 
down 
the costsA future of structurally higher fuel prices means managers need to take a firmly proactive approach to controlling fleet finances, says Richard Schooling. 10 November 2011
  • Your president needs youNew CIPS president David Smith explains to 
Rebecca Ellinor how he plans to make procurement and supply management a career of choice for all ages. 10 November 2011
  • Crossing the dividesErnst & Young's 2011 Africa Attractiveness Survey shows the continent is seen as a growth opportunity. But companies entering the African market confront major supply chain challenges. Sian Browne looks at 
steps being taken to make doing business easier 10 November 2011
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  • "Coming up with the goods" illustration © Alberto Antoniazzi 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
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