Taking stock of 2000
13 September 2012
This was the year when government procurement tightened up, purchasers began to question whether e-procurement really was a panacea, and almost saw the national supply chain grind to a halt. David Arminas looks at the UK stories that made headlines in SM
Few events in the year made Britain’s supply chain professionals break into a sweat as much as the autumn’s fuel crisis. The country’s logistics faced meltdown as gales lashed the country and rail freight suffered horrific disruption, if not total stoppages.
But 2000 was not all doom and gloom, and the year started out on a good note for government purchasing....