Monthly Archives: September 2011

North East Chamber of Commerce urges rethink on national frameworks.

North East Chamber of Commerce urges rethink on national frameworks.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders campaigns for investment in the supply chain.

The South African president has promised to establish a commission to investigate allegations of improper military procurement.

The clothing retailer plans to work with trade associations following a breach of its supplier code of conduct.

Several auto manufacturers in North America have slowed output due to floods at the plant of a supplier of carpets and floormats.

The Timberland Company has launched a programme to automate all wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer fulfilment activities in its new European Distribution Centre which is under construction in Almelo, the Netherlands.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) boosted its crude output by 130,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August to pump an average 30.13 million b/d throughout the month, market experts estimate.

Nearly all buyers currently outsourcing real estate and facilities management (REFM) activities expect to maintain or increase outsourcing usage in the short to medium term, according to new research.

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