Category Archives: 2012

92 per cent reviewed supply chain in wake of 2011 disasters

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

But just 12 per cent made or will make significant changes.

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Manufacturers face fight for raw materials in 2012

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Metal producers are forming alliances to pool investment to secure supplies, according to a report by PwC.

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Don’t ignore smaller consultancies, buyers told

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“There is a massively rich and diverse range of SME consultancies not getting the same access to the market,” chief executive of Management Consultancies Association.

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Culture change needed in local government procurement

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“I think we had a period of growth in the public sector where some of the incentives were perverse,” Hampshire County Council CEO.

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CIPS president calls on buyers to recruit their successors

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

David Smith: “I’m asking you to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to consider the opportunities within procurement.”

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Has UK public sector gone ”framework crazy”?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“Everybody seems to want to create frameworks for everything under the sun,” Eddie Regan, senior procurement consultant, BIP Solutions.

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Collaborative hub to save west London councils £15.7 million by 2015

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Local authorities in the capital aim to make efficiencies through the joint purchasing of services such as parking enforcement, grounds maintenance and waste collection.

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Contract renegotiation to save taxpayer £200 million

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The UK government has reduced the amount it will pay a major IT provider over the next five years.

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Contract renegotiation to save taxpayer £200 million

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The UK government has reduced the amount it will pay a major IT provider over the next five years.

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Senior execs unclear on procurement’s role

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

22 per cent of senior managers “are not at all sure” what procurement does and just 8 per cent believe purchasing is a “highly strategic” function, says poll.

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