Reading time: 4 mins Outcome: cheaper, more accurate bills £4.5m. Could your business deal with that fine? The Low Down Last month British Gas Business agreed were penalised £4.5 million for failing to deliver smart meters to their large business customers. I could tell you the differences between meters and about the art meters […]
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Facts That Finance Officers Ought To Know About Outsourcing Procurement
By Procurement Group Admin on October 12, 2016 in Corporate Responsibility Policy, cost reductions, Outsourcing Procurement, Procurement, procurement functions, procurement officer
The outsourcing of procurement can be viewed by some in finance as handing over some or all of the control over the buying processes. The opposite couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is that outsourcing any of your procurement functions isn’t about passing over control. It’s about bringing aboard advisors, sometimes specialist advisors […]