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Monthly Archives: November 2011
MoD in dock over consultancy spend
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has come under pressure for spending almost £600m on external consultants over the past two years.
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US chemical manufacturer cooks up cloud-based purchasing system
US specialty chemical manufacturer Clariant has initiated a project to improve the efficiency of its “error prone” end-to-end purchase order and invoice management processes by deploying an automated cloud-based system.
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‘Vast investments’ fuel China’s biodiesel market
Experts have predicted that China is developing a “lavish” market for biodiesel fueled by huge investments.
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Thai flood supply disruption to cost Pace $9.5m
UK-headquartered electronics manufacturing company Pace has revealed that supply chain disruption caused by ongoing Thai floods could cost up to $9.5m.
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MoD considers outsourcing defence procurement
A private sector organisation could run the UK’s defence procurement under proposals being considered by the Ministry of Defence.
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Gold teeth demand at all time low
While dentists switched materials to cope with record-high costs, technology buyers faced price spikes to purchase the metal.
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Fitness First’s UK purchasing chief limbers up for new job
Andrew Neilson led his team to exceed its annual savings target by 37 per cent by the end of the company’s financial year close.
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Thailand floods cost hard disk manufacturer £5.9 million
Pace, which provides technology products to Sky, Virgin Media and Canal +, expects the impact of the disaster to continue into 2012.
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Joint IT deal to save Essex councils £7 million
Authorities in Braintree, Rochford, Colchester and Castle Point have teamed up to reduce the long-term cost of IT services.
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Spotlight: Procurement in Italy steady in the face of upheaval
These are tough times on the Mediterranean and for Italy its sink or swim.
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