Recently added articles from Supply Management:
On the front line
Feb 19, 2009; ... As turmoil struck Heathrow during the onslaught of snow earlier this month, British Airways' purchasing team became unlikely heroes. The brave buyers were asked to wade into the front line and appease disgruntled customers waiting for delayed or cancelled ...
68 years young?
Feb 19, 2009; ... No doubt HT readers have had hurdles to overcome in the purchase of particular goods and services during their careers. Think, then, of the 68-year-old Essex woman who was prevented from buying a bottle of wine because she could not prove her age. According to a BBC story, ...
It beats PowerPoint
Feb 19, 2009; ... A presentation with a difference took place at the Business Travel Show this month. Jamie Hindhaugh, head of sourcing for production resources, logistics and operations at the BBC, put any whizzbang PowerPoint skills to one side and opted for a more blunt message of ...
Could you pass me the salt?
Feb 19, 2009; ... The flurry of snow that hit the UK at the start of the month meant at least a day off for many workers as thousands were unable to make it to the office using their cars or public transport. The event - the worst of the white stuff in almost 20 years - led to sledging and snowman-making ...
ON THE MOVE
Feb 19, 2009; ... Simon Hill has joined AstraZeneca as head of global operations procurement. He was previously a procurement director at Diageo. Caroline Strachan joins AstraZeneca as global procurement leader: business travel. She arrives from Yahoo!, where she was ...