Monthly Archives: October 2011

Best Buy Europe tackles suppliers’ feedback

Electronics retailer takes steps after SRM conference highlights suppliers’ views.

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Procurement chiefs hone in on value creation

Procurement chiefs from companies as diverse as Unilever, BP Angola, Thomson Reuters and Molnlycke Health Care, talked up the importance of contributing value to the business beyond cost savings as executives gathered in the Hofburg in Vienna for the P…

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Procurement chiefs hone in on value creation

Procurement chiefs from companies as diverse as Unilever, BP Angola, Thomson Reuters and Molnlycke Health Care, talked up the importance of contributing value to the business beyond cost savings as executives gathered in the Hofburg in Vienna for the P…

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New supply route to open between UK and Europe

A freight service between Barking, East London, and Wroclaw in Poland is due to be opened next month using the High Speed One route, according to the Financial Times.

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Infiniti Retail ends sourcing agreement with Woolworths

Tata company Infiniti Retail has terminated a five-year sourcing partnership with Australian retail company Woolworths, media reports have claimed.

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Toyota, Apple and Western Digital supply chains sunk by Thai floods

The recent widespread flooding in Thailand is having a major impact on the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest companies including Toyota and Apple.

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Buyers 100 per cent in favour of helping each other

All those who responded to the latest SM poll said they would be willing to help a peer at another organisation.

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Buyers 100 per cent in favour of helping each other

All those who responded to the latest SM poll said they would be willing to help a peer at another organisation.

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Funding of NHS Supply Chain ”at odds” with efficiency

“The contract allows it [NHS Supply Chain] to charge trusts a percentage of the equipment purchase price, providing little incentive to negotiate lower prices,” PAC report.

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Purchasers sought for green buying award

Sustainable City Awards seek contenders in the procurement category.

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