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Real-time supply views


Supply chain management company Scio is to use software from Yantra to give its customers a real-time view of their entire supply chains. Users will be able to manage orders and reduce inventories centrally, and to build integrated, demand-led networks. www.yantra.com
UK ‘not in a recession’


Britain is not in a recession and neither is it anywhere near it, and the economy should recover by mid-2002, according to Mark Berrisford-Smith, senior economist at HSBC bank. However, he said the US “is bound to have a brief recession” with consumer confidence already fading and there will be a knock-on effect for the UK economy.
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Opera house plays safe


The National Assembly for Wales has chosen a fixed-price procurement contract for the £92 million Wales Millennium Centre opera house amid fears that costs could otherwise escalate beyond its control. Two other tenders have been shelved. However, the project could face further delays as the assembly has called for a period of market testing for the fixed-price option.
Value worries revealed


Getting value for money, integration with other business systems and the initial purchase cost are the largest barriers to adoption of business-to-business e-commerce, according to research for e-commerce software supplier Izodia, formerly Infobank.
Egan to head new forum


Sir John Egan will head the Strategic Forum for Construction, which will replace the recently abolished Construction Industry Board in July. The forum will address health and safety, recruitment and the image of the industry, and will promote the partnerships advocated in Egan’s influential Rethinking Construction report.
Volvo seals Rolls deal


Volvo’s aerospace division is to supply components for Rolls-Royce’s aircraft engines. The Swedish vehicle manufacturer will design, develop and manufacture intermediate compressor cases for the Trent 500 engines, which will be used in Airbus A340-500/600 aircraft, and Trent 900 engines for the new Airbus A380 superjumbo jet.
Baan joins Sap Portals


Rival enterprise software companies SAP Portals and Baan have formed an alliance. The firms will promote collaboration, visibility and ease of access by embedding SAP Portals’ technology within Baan’s new iBaan portal. www.sapportals.com www.baan.com
Court system suspended


A £319 million IT system to give courts swift access to police databases has been suspended indefinitely in the face of rising costs and technical setbacks.
Euro investment threat


Motor industry executives have warned that Britain’s wait-and-see approach to the euro could jeopardise future investment in the sector. At a government seminar hosted by Geoffrey Norris, Tony Blair’s transport adviser, senior managers at the UK’s car makers said they wanted to see British membership as soon as possible.
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