Monthly Archives: February 2012

Liquidated Damages

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Liquidated Damages (LD’s) are a misunderstood and emotive concept for procurement specialists. A starting point for clarity is the fact that in English Law a penalty clause is illegal. An LD clause is penal if it provides for payment of money stipulated as ‘in terrorem’ of the offending party to force him to perform the […]

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Volunteers required for Beta Testing

Monday, February 6th, 2012

We are always providing new ways to make advances in  the Procurement profession. In this regard we have  created and are currently testing a new computer based service developed jointly with a leading University. Its inital focus is supporting Contractual Management. If you would like to be part of a small group to test the service and be ahead of […]

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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management – Eighth Edition

Monday, February 6th, 2012

 We have just received  our advanced copy of “The Book”  The publication of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, Eighth Edition marks the 28th anniversary since the first edition was published and seven years since the Seventh Edition made it to the bookshops. It  has undergone an extensive overhaul with each Chapter being reviewed and all new case studies. […]

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