2010 October 19 « Procurement Insights

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UK Government Procurement Policy and Practice: A Chance To Put It Right

October 19, 2010

The following post is also available on the Essential Connections Blog The UK public sector spends £220bn a year on procurement – equivalent to £3,500 per adult and child, but there is no overall structure for managing this vast resource. Richard Mackillican asks public sector procurement expert Colin Cram how the incoming government can tackle… [Read more…]

Leveraging Six Sigma to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies and Savings

October 19, 2010

This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog In a November 4th, 2003 article by Next Level Purchasing’s Charles Dominick titled “Purchaser’s Introduction to Six Sigma,” Charles stressed that “As a purchaser, you can use the Six Sigma methodology in a variety of ways.” This includes everything from “working with a supplier to improve the… [Read more…]