-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
Categories
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- Analysis
- Angeline Albert
- Ascertain
- Australia
- Business change
- Business change
- Careers
- cat-news
- Central government
- CIPS SM Awards
- Contact
- Ed's choice business change
- Ed's choice careers
- Ed's choice international
- Ed's choice low cost sourcing
- Ed's choice outsourcing
- Ed's choice public sector
- Ed's choice purchasing
- Ed's choice risk & continuity
- Ed's choice Southern Africa
- Ed's choice SRM
- Ed's choice supply chain
- Ed's choice sustainability
- Ed's choice technology
- Ed's choice travel
- Features
- Fraud & corruption
- Headline News
- home
- Home page picture story
- Home page top story
- International
- Intro business change
- Intro fraud & corruption
- Jake Kanter
- Law
- Law analysis
- Local government
- Low cost sourcing
- Main sections
- Maintain
- News
- News focus
- Opinion
- Outsourcing
- Paid for photos
- Partners
- Paul Snell
- People
- Placement
- PMI reports
- Public sector
- Purchasing
- Realise
- Rebecca Ellinor
- Recession & economic downturn
- Resources
- Risk & continuity
- Sectors
- Services
- SM 100
- Southern Africa
- SRM
- Supply chain
- Sustainability
- Technology
- TEST
- Topics
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- Why Us
- Year
Meta
Category Archives: cat-news
Government demands progress on collaborative university procurement
In its annual grant letter, the UK government said it expects to see “quantifiable progress” this year on recommendations that 30 per cent of non-pay spend should be addressed by collaborative purchasing.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on Government demands progress on collaborative university procurement
Government seeks ‘best councils to do business with’
The Department for Communities and Local Government has launched a contest encouraging local authorities to share experiences of how they are helping small businesses to access and win contracts.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on Government seeks ‘best councils to do business with’
Apple vows to tackle child labour
A report published following an extensive audit following worker suicides at one of its suppliers, Foxconn, found 106 cases of underage labour being used at its suppliers’ premises last year.
The company increased audits of working conditions a…
Posted in cat-news
Comments Off on Apple vows to tackle child labour
UK retailers review meat supply chain
The burgers which were supplied by Irish food firm Silvercrest to retailers including Tesco as well as fast-food giant Burger King, were revealed last week by the British press to contain horse DNA.
Since the revelation was made, supermarket chain Te…
Posted in cat-news
Comments Off on UK retailers review meat supply chain
Asia Pacific companies rein in printer procurement
“Due to the economic slowdown, most of the graphic print service providers have been conservative on their budget, and holding back their spending in purchasing or changing their large format printers,” IDC noted.
Most of the countries in the region …
Posted in cat-news
Comments Off on Asia Pacific companies rein in printer procurement
HSBC outsources FM across property portfolio
This is the largest facility management contract awarded to a single provider on a global basis by a financial services firm, according to HSBC.The practice of outsourcing non-core real estate functions to dedicated third-party experts has increased i…
Posted in cat-news
Comments Off on HSBC outsources FM across property portfolio
Research councils take on £4 billion government spend
The Research Councils Shared Services Centre is to take control of government spend on construction, research and facilities management projects as part of an agreement with the Government Procurement Service.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
Comments Off on Research councils take on £4 billion government spend
Apple uncovers child labour at 11 supplier factories
“Our approach to underage labour is clear: we don’t tolerate it and we’re working to eradicate it from our industry,” the electronics company said in its 2013 supplier responsibility report.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
Comments Off on Apple uncovers child labour at 11 supplier factories
Walmart helps Massmart with sourcing expertise
The parent company’s chief financial officer, Cathy Smith, says the South African retailer has benefited from leveraging its purchasing and store-opening experience.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa
Comments Off on Walmart helps Massmart with sourcing expertise
SMEs threaten to walk away from late payers
More than a fifth of small businesses have refused to do business with customers who fail to pay them on time.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing
Comments Off on SMEs threaten to walk away from late payers
