Category Archives: 2012

Purchasers join forces to manage Olympic risk

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Collaboration between heads of procurement affected by London’s Olympic Games is helping to mitigate potential risks to their organisations.

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Half of buyers use social media to do their job

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.

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Half of buyers use social media to do their job

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.

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Audit Commission outsourcing to save £250 million

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

An historic deal to hand audit work to private sector companies is expected to contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the fees paid by public bodies.

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CEVA reports record revenues of €6.9 billion

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The logistics company launches a ‘less-than-container-load’ service as ocean freight revenues increase but airfreight drops.

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Climbing centre reaches summit of sustainability

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Chef Raymond Blanc presents sustainable procurement award to staff from the Castle Climbing Centre in North London.

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UK services activity grows but rate slows

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit: “So far this quarter, the sector has notched up its best performance since the spring of 2010.”

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Procurement should collaborate more with BPO providers

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Businesses getting the most out of their providers work closely on governance and strategic goals.

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Demand for copper to exceed supply

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Production will not be able to keep up with requirements, particularly from emerging markets such as China.

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Don’t like SRM? Try ‘active supplier collaboration’

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The term supplier relationship management sends out the wrong message to vendors, according to a senior buyer at A.P. Møller-Maersk.

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