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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Premier Foods aims for 4 per cent savings through supply chain
The manufacturer plans to make efficiencies after reporting an operating loss of £259.1 million.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Silver proves more valuable than gold to Hochschild
The mining firm’s revenue from the precious metal rose by 37 per cent, despite producing less last year than in 2010.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing
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Silver proves more valuable than gold to Hochschild
The mining firm’s revenue from the precious metal rose by 37 per cent, despite producing less last year than in 2010.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
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Unilever boosts open innovation programme
Consumer-goods giant Unilever has launched an online open innovation system to help it achieve its goal of doubling revenues while reducing its environmental impact.
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Taiwan sourcing event aims to help local supply base
A major sourcing event is set to kick off on the 28th March in Taipei City as the Chinese government looks to help local businesses overcome the difficulties they have faced from the global economic slowdown.
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Retailers ‘must refocus’ on back-end processes and supply chains
Retailers need to refocus attention on their core back-end processes and supply chain infrastructure to deliver efficiently on their brand commitments, a retail expert has warned.
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Rising energy prices create ‘speed bump’ for US recovery
Rising energy commodity prices are a “speed bump” on the US road to economic recovery, economists have warned.
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NAO: Procurement cards are cost effective but need tighter controls
Public Accounts Committee chairwoman calls for transparency threshold to be reduced in order to hold departments to account.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Main sections, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Travel buyers call for uniform approach to airport security
The Global Business Travel Association has urged the European Commission to balance safety with necessity.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Don’t let suppliers become the untouchables, urges the Yorkshire Mafia
Senior purchasers have encouraged buyers to continually challenge the business about vendor selection, and push suppliers to build credibility with procurement.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, SRM, Supply chain
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