Consorting with the customer
13 September 2012
The Wiltshire-based Consortium for Purchasing and Distribution has adopted an all-embracing approach to e-commerce and is now selling its wares in more than 100 countries. Sam Tulip reports
Reaping the benefits of electronic purchasing often seems to require high-level IT skills and a limitless budget for software development. But the Consortium for Purchasing and Distribution has successfully re-invented cultural attitudes and business processes, both internally and among its suppliers and customers, to support an all-embracing approach to e-commerce....