Monthly Archives: December 2011

Is Walmart about to re-define supplier relationship management? That’s certainly the hope of the US retail giant which – shortly before Christmas – announced ambitious plans to reinvigorate its online fortunes.

Opnext, a US-headquartered company that designs and manufacturers optical modules and components, has disclosed the impact that recent and on-going flooding in Thailand on its business.

After a twelve-week jury trial in US District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Richard J. Leon entered judgment acquitting Stephen G. Giordanella of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), after the biggest procurement …

China, which produces a majority of the world’s rare earth elements, has announced changes to its export quota system, which has caused controversy in the past because of China’s dominant position in the market.

2011 will be remembered as one of the most challenging years in procurement’s history. Not only were global supply chains thrown into turmoil following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, but global markets have seemingly been in a cons…

A period of dry weather, lingering over South America has pushed corn prices up a near six-week high as it threatens to disrupt the crop as it enters its pollination stage, stoking fears of reduced yields.

Global producers of ethanol have welcomed an impeding relaxation of long-standing US import tariffs on the biofuel.