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  • (2007) Global Relationship Management for joined up working says e-procurement expert, Peter Robbins
    Relationships are at the heart of an organisation’s business, be it private or public sector. Yet, it is estimated that nearly half of all councils are still to implement customer service strategies, never mind supplier management strategies.
  • (2007) E-procurement: Financial practitioners can deliver a best practice best value approach according to e-procurement specialist, Peter Robbins
    Spend visibility has never been higher up the agenda. But controlling the overhead in any organisation, never mind the public sector, can be viewed as the devil’s challenge.
  • (2007) Best Practice Best Value - The procurement reality
    E-procurement specialist, Peter Robbins, looks at how PSBs can respond to the government's call for more efficient processes.
  • (2007) Stepping Stones to Joined up Working
    In 2000, the transition from paper to the web kick started the automated journey of efficiency in procurement. The first steps towards process re-engineering began with some crude system by today’s standards progressing through to e-auctions. However, these technologies are only the early stages of adopting an efficient best practice purchasing approach that delivers reduced overheads and value to the bottom line.
  • (2007) Product Lifecycle Purchasing - Fair Deal for Buyers?
    It is a widely accepted fact that any product from any sector passes through a lifecycle, from development through to introduction and on into decline. However, an often forgotten fact is that as technology ages, so its price quickly comes down in a bid to buoy sales as newer technology is introduced. E-procurement specialist, Peter Robbins asks the question, does this mean that we’re all getting a fair deal from cost plus agreements?
  • (2007) Woodway Park Success Points Way to £70m Savings in the Education Sector
    Delivering the very best IT into the classroom in the shortest possible time and for the best price, every time has shot to the top of the agenda in education establishments. No longer does the debate focus solely on the importance of getting ‘computers for schools’, it is about getting the highest spec IT possible for the best price, quickly.
  • (2007) Learning to use E-Procurement
    E-procurement specialist, Peter Robbins, explores the challenges faced by education establishments in adopting best practice, best value procurement.
  • (2007) E-procurement: the catalist for change
    It is widely recognised and documented that e-procurement can return considerable business benefits to an organisation. The National e-Procurement Project highlighted potential savings of £1.1BN could be had from an effective e-procurement process. The Chancellor’s recent budget praised OGCbuying.solutions for helping the government to make £2.3BN savings across central civil government with the implementation of effective procurement frameworks.
  • (2007) E-Content is King for E-Procurement Success
    In the Net-speed world of modern business, arguably the most important link between an organisation and its suppliers is the ability to peruse and exchange relevant and constantly updated information, or content. Without informative standardised content how can a buyer make a best value judgement call towards a transaction?
  • (2007) E-Procurement - A Purchasing Panacea?
    Electronic processes at any level can undoubtedly provide efficiency gains but it is the new wave of advanced, robust and user friendly technologies that promise to save time, save money and genuinely add value to the bottom line, according to e-procurement specialist Peter Robbins.