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Category Archives: News
Buyers must invest in contingency planning before it’s too late
A Sony Mobile executive says the company’s neglect of secondary and dual sourcing procedures cost the business millions following the impact of natural disasters in Japan.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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CEO’s leadership helped rapid transformation of Oracle supply chain
The involvement of Larry Ellison and his clear targets focused the mind and cut out delays in decision-making when integrating the operations of Sun Microsystems.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Magnetics business attracts first procurement and materials manager
Eriez Magnetics Europe has hired experienced buyer Mike Thomas to manage purchasing and join the senior management team.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Impact of increased public data disclosure must be examined
The case for making more details available of public spending is strong, but the costs and benefits must be established, the National Audit Office believes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Chrysler CPO steps down from post
Dan Knott, who led the automotive manufacturer’s efforts to boost supplier relationships, has retired from the company for medical reasons.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Marketers sceptical of procurement’s ability to add value
Research finds although costs have been cut and contract negotiations have improved, nearly three quarters of marketers believe purchasing’s involvement has little impact on the effectiveness of campaigns.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Logistics providers must be ‘agile’ to boost buyers
FedEx UK CEO has told SM suppliers need to support new procurement strategies that tackle challenges such as the rise of emerging nations.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Senior official slams ‘pervasive’ poor procurement in government IT
The civil servant in charge of the government’s cloud computing strategy has strongly criticised the lack of progress and bad buying practices of IT in Whitehall.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Technology
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Consolidate EU procurement directives for simpler, more flexible rules
Combining the four directives governing public procurement would provide greater flexibility and make the rules easier to understand for both buyers and suppliers, an academic has suggested.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Shell discovers more supplier code breaches, but terminates fewer deals
This year the oil and gas company plans to enhance due diligence checks to establish how well vendors comply with its supplier principles.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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