Monthly Archives: June 2012

Nestlé publishes plan to prevent child labour in its cocoa supply chain

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

No company sourcing cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire can guarantee child labour doesn’t happen, but tackling it is a top priority, said José Lopez, Nestlé’s executive vice president for operations.

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How are CPOs measured?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Cost savings are not the only metric used to evaluate the performance of chief procurement officers, as companies increasingly focus on non-tangible measures.

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MoD lambasted for inefficient stock-keeping

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The UK’s defence department has been accused of wasting money on holding unnecessarily large stocks of clothing, medical supplies and spares for vehicles, ships and aircraft.

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Law proposed to prevent local authority corruption in Namibia

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Institute of Public Policy Research report provides recommendations to halt public sector sleaze.

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Good procurement increasingly important in sport

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Better buying is enabling sportsmen like Moto2 rider Bradley Smith to focus on competing while keeping costs under control.

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Use corporate goals to get P2P system compliance

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Buyers advised to link use of purchase-to-pay technology to a company-wide aim to get employees to conform.

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Government spending controls made permanent

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

I want Whitehall procurement to become as sharp as the best businesses’, said Francis Maude.

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Ghana government e-procurement pledge

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

High-spend departments expect to be able to use the technology in the next 12 months.

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Businesses looking to buy mobile apps

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Survey finds that 78 per cent of large businesses are looking to purchase mobile apps.

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BMW tops ranking in supplier relationship index

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Vendors said the key reason for the improvement was because BMW provided them with the potential to make a profit over the lifetime of their deals.

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