In this episode, Peter looks at why lack of competence, capability and information often drives bad buying decisions. He talks about how to incentivise suppliers and what can go wrong if […]
It is now just three days to publication of Bad Buying. So today, let’s move on to the second section of the book, all about fraud and corruption. This was […]
OK, I misspoke yesterday when I said it was six days until publication of Bad Buying – it was five. So today, not surprisingly, it is 4 days to go, […]
Bad Buying: How Organisations Waste Billions through Failures, Frauds and F*ck-ups hits the virtual shops and bookshelves next Thursday the 8th (you can order it here) so in the next […]
We should give Boohoo credit for commissioning an independent report from a top legal expert, Alison Levitt QC, to look into the Leicester “sweat shop” scandal. Earlier this year, the […]
Peter Smith explains why he wrote his book, published by Penguin Business in October 2020 – ” Bad Buying – How organizations waste billions through failures, frauds and f*ck-ups”. He […]
UK government procurement related to the pandemic continues to be a source of some concern and confusion. More consulting contracts were published on the Contracts Finder website last week, showing […]
Private Eye always has some interesting stories, and its coverage of the pandemic has been exemplary – its medical writer has given some of the best advice and most balanced […]
Construction of the HS2 high-speed railway network in England started formally last week. Some will be cheering – not me. At a time when working patterns have been changed because […]
It is easy to go wrong when evaluating and scoring supplier bids, and the consequences can be serious.