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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Pernod Ricard's purchasers get clarity on marketing spendThe maker of Jacob's Creek, Chivas Regal and Absolut Vodka has put a spend management system in place to ensure staff order from preferred vendors.
18 January 2012
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Apple uncovers 22 labour violationsThe technology company explains what it has done to address problems and invites the Fair Labor Association to assess supplier facilities in future.
17 January 2012
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Buyers lose out on savings by resisting automationResearch group advises purchasers to adopt more technology to automate contract management and establish a central repository for the paperwork.
17 January 2012
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Call for North West suppliers to identify carbon usePublic bodies and businesses have asked key vendors to disclose information about emissions and follow a self-assessment process.
17 January 2012
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Pharmacy hires board-level supply chain directorLloydspharmacy announces it has appointed Phil Streatfield to lead supply chain operations, business efficiency and IT services.
06 January 2012
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NAO praises UK government's new approach to IT"The government ICT strategy is in its early days and initial signs are good," NAO chief Amyas Morse.
22 December 2011
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Infosys acquisition aids Australasian expansion plansThe business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys buys up procurement specialist the Portland Group.
21 December 2011
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FleetCor buys fuel card provider AllStar Business for £194 millionThe two businesses have also signed a five-year deal to provide fuel card services to AllStar's owner, Arval UK.
17 December 2011
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IBM to take over e-procurement provider EmptorisBut customers will have to wait for the deal to close before the full impact becomes clear.
16 December 2011
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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
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News focus: Elusive dataA lack of spend data is like "buyers trying to drive blindfolded". Angeline Albert explores why this problem persists and what can be done about it.
06 December 2011
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Digital marketing just one part of an overall strategyThe success of marketing done via phones, iPads and online cannot be considered in isolation from more traditional methods of advertising, buyers conclude.
29 November 2011
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Almost 50 per cent of buyers use technology to select suppliersWhile 10.9 per cent of those surveyed said systems "generally create more 'noise' than 'value'."
28 November 2011
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Finance wants more control over procurement in 2012The profession's success this year will mean more oversight, but also an increase in responsibility, it has been predicted.
22 November 2011
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Joint IT deal to save Essex councils £7 millionAuthorities in Braintree, Rochford, Colchester and Castle Point have teamed up to reduce the long-term cost of IT services.
18 November 2011
