Monthly Archives: November 2011

These are tough times on the Mediterranean and for Italy its sink or swim.

Brewing giant SABMiller is increasingly turning to procurement to help it improve efficiencies and drive value across the business.

The size of the Capesize fleet will “rocket” over the next three years at the same time as demand growth for seaborne iron ore is set to stagnate, market experts have predicted.

Fears over sovereign insolvency and a European banking crisis are forcing businesses to put cost cutting back on the agenda when it comes to consultancy spend, a new report warns.

Other departments need to know “how and what procurement does to deliver strategic value to the business,” Jason Smith, KPMG.

Other departments need to know “how and what procurement does to deliver strategic value to the business,” Jason Smith, KPMG.

The NAO said the defence department is now “actively working towards balancing its books in the longer term”.

“Whitehall civil servants say power needs to be grabbed centrally, but every day I find local government best practice.”

The key to success was collaboration for many of the winners at this year’s SOPO awards, held to honour public sector purchasers.

The largest home-improvement retailer in the US has highlighted the transformation of its supply chain as a key factor in its financial health as it announced increasing margins this week.