In association with Curtis Fitch.
Recognised in the Visionaries position for Gartner's 2010 Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites.
This topic contains articles on e-procurement, e-sourcing and electronic purchasing. It also includes articles on the buying of IT goods and services.
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HP to optimize supply chain in cost saving driveThe technology company will combine spend across business groups in addition to a plan to save up to $3.5 billion (£2.2 billion) through restructuring.
25 May 2012
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SAP to buy Ariba for $4.3 billionThe technology firm has announced its intention to purchase the spend management software provider, after its offer was accepted by Ariba's board.
23 May 2012
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SMEs win 75 per cent of Public Contracts Scotland contractsDuring the past year, more than 6,200 Scottish suppliers have won deals using the portal, which now has 60,000 businesses and 4,000 buyers signed up.
18 May 2012
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Microsoft's procurement reboot delivers millions in savingsThe technology business has overhauled its procurement team structure to create more value from its $16 billion (£9.8 billion) global spend.
11 May 2012
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Consumed with grief?Demographic and technological
shifts are changing the way
companies handle travel management.
10 May 2012
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Overcoming reservationsMore and more firms are moving their travel requirements online. Here's a beginner's guide to selecting a self-booking tool and how to increase adoption.
10 May 2012
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US purchasing institute names award winnersCisco Systems, T-Mobile USA and the American Red Cross were among the organisations that received prizes at the annual Institute for Supply Management and Michigan State University Awards for Excellence in Supply Management.
10 May 2012
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EC sets 2016 as deadline for e-procurementThe European Commission has announced that all public sector authorities will have to carry out their purchasing electronically within the next four years.
29 April 2012
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Senior official slams 'pervasive' poor procurement in government ITThe civil servant in charge of the government's cloud computing strategy has strongly criticised the lack of progress and bad buying practices of IT in Whitehall.
16 April 2012
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Philips appoints Fredrick Spalcke as CPOThe Dutch electronics business has fired the former Huawei Technologies chief procurement officer to lead its purchasing function.
05 April 2012
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Court battle looms over e-auction ''error''A Chinese company is taking a UK supplier to court over an offer made in an e-auction, which the vendor claims was submitted by his three-year-old daughter.
01 April 2012
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IT supply chain is putting national security at riskThe Departments of Energy, Homeland Security and Justice are accused of failing to tackle IT security risks.
26 March 2012
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Council tweets to urge local firms to competeNorfolk County Council has begun advertising contract opportunities to local businesses via its Twitter account.
18 March 2012
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Social media policy needed to avoid risk"You can't stop employees using social media, you can only guide them in how to use it appropriately and explain to them the consequences if they fail to do so" Nick Thomas, a partner at law firm McGrigors.
16 March 2012
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Flexible supply chains drive corporate growthThe fastest growing companies are those with the greatest visibility of their suppliers, a study has found.
09 March 2012
