Monthly Archives: May 2012

SAP to acquire Ariba for $4.3bn

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

German software company SAP has shaken the procurement technology space by announcing an agreement to acquire the b2b ecommerce firm Ariba.

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Amazon and McDonald’s are big risers in supply chain rankings

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Research group Gartner has announced its eighth annual Supply Chain 25 rankings, placing retail giants Amazon and McDonald’s alongside mainstays Apple, Dell and Procter & Gamble.

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Strategic value and game-changing ideas take centre stage at London Forum

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

“The role of procurement has to change,” Eva Wimmers (pictured), SVP of procurement at Deutsche Telekom told a packed room of CPOs at the Procurement Leaders London Forum.

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Packaging procurement budgets set to grow by 11.5% this year

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Market watchers have predicted that annual global procurement packaging budgets will grow by more than 10% this year.

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New York revs up highway freight safety system

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

New York has boosted its commercial truck inspection programme with the deployment of technology that allows equipped-vehicles to electronically report key vehicle data.

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SAP to buy Ariba for $4.3 billion

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The technology firm has announced its intention to purchase the spend management software provider, after its offer was accepted by Ariba’s board.

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NAVCA signs up to local government procurement pledge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action has turned down the Cabinet Office’s procurement pledge because it focuses too much on multi-million pound contracts.

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Manufacturing SMEs recognise need to focus on supply chains

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

More than three quarters of small manufacturers see the need to improve their supply chain processes, a survey has found.

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Procurement teams revel in star-studded awards ceremony

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

The exceptional and the innovative rubbed shoulders at The Brewery in London tonight as the star-studded Procurement Leaders Awards recognised the brightest and best in the procurement world.

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Alliance Boots signs five-year FM deal with Interserve

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Interserve has been awarded a five-year, “total facilities management” contract with Alliance Boots, the international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group.

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