Monthly Archives: March 2012

Coca-Cola reverses decision to dump orange suppliers

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola will continue to source oranges from local Italian suppliers after initially saying it would drop them following reports of poor working conditions among fruit pickers.

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Asda fashion label purchases sourcing division of Turkish supplier

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

George at Asda yesterday revealed plans to acquire the sourcing division of Turkish-based supplier GAAT.

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US petrol prices to peak at $4 a gallon in May

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme are pushing up global oil prices and, as a result, US petrol prices will peak at $4 a gallon in May, experts predict.

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Scheme to save £159 million cost UK government £255 million

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“Departments lost sight of their overall objective to save money,” Margaret Hodge MP.

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Buyers accused of taking ‘cavalier’ approach to risk

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

When it comes to the long tail of spend, procurement’s approach wastes money, purchasers were told at the eWorld Purchasing & Supply event in London.

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AstraZeneca’s buyers win ‘hearts and minds’

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“There is value to be had in procurement not just ticking boxes but maintaining stakeholder relations post-implementation,” Tom Dexter.

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New Nissan model means 1,600 more supply base jobs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The company is investing £125 million in the Sunderland plant, which will handle cylinder head casting, engine and vehicle assembly of 100,000 cars a year.

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Car giants procurement JV confirmed

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

A joint venture between car giants GM and Peugeot-Citroën which was put in place to improve procurement economies of scale has been confirmed after GM took a 7% stake in the French automaker to help Peugeot-Citroën finance the arrangement.

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Draft global IT supply chain security standard proposed

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

A trade group has published a draft for a proposed global IT supply chain security standard.

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Supply chain pros should use ‘multi-echelon’ approach to inventory managment

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Supply chain executives should take a “multi-echelon” approach to inventory management to optimise process efficiency, new research argues.

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