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Benchmarking excellence: the votes are in

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What should CPOs take note of when it comes to expectations of their purchasing staff?

Claudine Swiatek gives some tips to CPOs on how they can get the most out of their employees.

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Cut the savings habitA recent study makes the link between delivering savings and taking a simultaneous long-term, strategic approach. So how can buyers change their ways and put quick-fix cost cutting on the back burner?
The final frontier for CPOsPrivate equity takeovers are increasingly common. Yet most practitioners are still in the dark about them and the huge opportunities they present for the profession
Armoured cars, sniffer dogs and securityCaro Cook, the International Monetary Fund's deputy chief in procurement, reveals the range of responsibilities and the challenges of her post – and the increasing importance of buying.
Reaching the summit of cost cuttingCutting costs and increasing value has been at the centre of procurement's purpose for decades. While the goal remains broadly the same, the processes and tools it adopts to deliver it have changed and the function has adapted to fit the business environment of the day.

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Church aims to save parishes £10 millionA new online buying portal will give 13,000 parishes access to framework agreements for IT software, energy and photocopying.
Four purchasers found guilty in £66m corruption caseSouthwark Crown Court finds four men conspired to receive payments from bidders in exchange for supplying insider information about contracts.
Climate change presents a 'material risk' to the supply chainA report warns the majority of organisations have not faced up to the problems and disruption that a changing climate will cause to business operations.
UK government accused of ignoring IT supplier 'collusion'The Public Administration Select Committee has criticised the government for not investigating claims of anti-competitive behaviour by large IT vendors raised in the summer.

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My best deal: Yann TesteThe demand for purchasing professionals in the UK increased by 8 per cent in August while the average salary rose by 4 per cent, recent figures show.
Procurement fraudPhysical assets top of the list in 2011.
Retirement A look at retirement ages around the globe.
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Five things to considerPredictions for the coming year for procurement and supply chain executives.
Effective sustainability
How procurement can add value to a mergerWith slow growth characterising much of the world economy, businesses are wondering how to maintain and improve share value. One strategy is to merge or acquire another business, which presents procurement with an opportunity to add value in several ways. Angus Craig explains.
CSR briefing: Meryl BushellDoes big have to equal bad in terms of ethical behaviour?
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail The first of a regular column offering professional negotiation advice.
Q&A: Dick RussillNeed advice? Send your question to coach@cpoagenda.com

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