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Monthly Archives: January 2012
CFOs want to extend payment terms
Nearly half of finance chiefs expect to now delay pay to vendors compared with 12 months ago, research finds.
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CFOs want to extend payment terms
Nearly half of finance chiefs expect to now delay pay to vendors compared with 12 months ago, research finds.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Sustainability
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Eurozone crisis leads to steel price split
Significant gaps have opened up between US and European steel contracts, highlighting the state of business confidence on both sides of the Atlantic.
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‘Significant rise’ in demand for UK procurement professionals
Recruitment experts have reported a “significant rise” in demand for supply chain and procurement professionals over the last quarter.
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Thai floods continues to hit tech supply chains
The recent and on-going flooding in Thailand continues to hit global semiconductor supply chains, a US trade association has warned.
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Food and drink buyers gain more power
Consolidation has given large retailers the advantage when it comes to negotiation and pricing over the past five years, according to the industry body.
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Construction activity rises, but confidence stays subdued
“December’s PMI painted a mixed picture and therefore offered little to raise the spirits,” says CIPS CEO David Noble.
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Jade Cargo grounds planes as freight demand declines
Freight carrier halts flights as air cargo transportation falls by 6.4 per cent year-on-year in Asia Pacific.
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African Sun ditches procurement subsidiary
Catering and hotel supplies buyer Hotelserve is dropped as competitive prices for supplies become available again.
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Analysis: Could the world’s engine be about to stall?
China has been a bedrock of stability in recent years as both Europe and the US teetered ever closer to economic stagnation. The worry now, however, is that the country that has been the engine of the global economy could be in danger of running out of…
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