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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand
It is becoming easier for suppliers to calculate the CO2 emissions of their spuds and for buyers to check the quality of their produce.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Sustainability
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WTO rules China must open up raw material exports
Buyers are expected to benefit from lower prices after the country was told to lift its export restrictions.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Incentives are key to successful procurement outsourcing
Commercial terms that motivate a provider to keep stakeholders happy support a successful relationship, says Thames Water’s head of procurement.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, SRM
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Steel workers’ union calls for a halt to Forth Road Bridge project
First minister Alex Salmond has been called upon to suspend the bridge replacement project until a review of the procurement process is carried out.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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MoD to encourage ”exportability” through procurement
Bidding suppliers may be expected to suggest a cheaper, lower specification version of a product so it can be sold abroad.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Services sector starts 2012 with a boom
Record rises in key indicators point to a “resounding revival” of UK economic growth last month, latest PMI finds.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Spotlight: The working capital threat
CEOs may well wish they had Tim Cook’s problems – some of them at least. While there’s been plenty of speculation about how the Apple chief exec is going to spend the mountain of cash the company has accrued, the availability or otherwise of working ca…
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IBM beefs up procurement offerings with Emptoris acquisition
IBM announced yesterday that it is beefing up its supply chain analytics offerings with technology from cloud-based procurement analytics company Emptoris, the takeover of which it completed yesterday.
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Shell warns of ‘continued high volatility’ in energy markets
Royal Dutch Shell has been hit by a “sharp downturn” in North America gas commodity prices, while uncertain global conditions have prompted the energy company to warn of continuing high levels of volatility in oil and gas markets.
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US warned of imminent rare earth shortage
The US could be set to see a shortage of critical rare earth minerals, according to a recent US Department of Energy (DoE) report, as supplies come under increasing strain.
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