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Category Archives: 2012
Spot buying becomes more popular with travel buyers
Business travel managers and purchasers are moving away from negotiated corporate deals in favour of spot buying, even though the purchasing process is becoming more professional.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Construction activity hits 11-month high
David Noble: “The construction sector’s relatively buoyant start to 2012 continued in February, as sustained growth affirmed the industry’s ongoing recovery.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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‘FM is not a commodity’, buyers told
Procurement should consider the people behind the facilities management goods and services they buy, according to participants at a roundtable debate.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Purchasing
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Xchanging hopes to do better in 2012
Having addressed operating and strategic issues, the British outsourcing company hopes renewed deals with companies, including cosmetics company L’Oreal, will boost profits this year.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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University buying must help push research boundaries
Jim Reed, who joined the University of Nottingham as director of procurement a year ago, said: “It took me three months to work out that I could not do what I am good at.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Rising input costs stem the flow of manufacturing growth
“If rising costs and weak demand persists, sustaining output growth and job creation will become increasingly difficult,” Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Marketing and procurement should define roles but share objectives
“You have to make sure it’s absolutely crystal clear who is doing what,” Peter Kirk, BBC head of TV licensing sales and marketing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Server market held back by hard drive shortages
Heavy floods in the key manufacturing region of Thailand have caused supply issues that are still affecting the market for servers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice technology, International, News, Purchasing, Technology
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Shared trucks help food firms take 3,500 lorries off the roads
Companies in the food and grocery sector have cut 204 million road miles through industry-wide initiatives and collaboration.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Swaziland finance minister announces procurement reform
The government plans to establish a public procurement agency this year to regulate purchasing carried out by public bodies.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Southern Africa
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