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Monthly Archives: June 2012
RIM to cut supplier in cost-reduction effort
Toronto based Celestia Inc., a supplier to Research In Motion (RIM), has announced that it will be winding down its manufacturing services for the mobile phone giant over the next three to six months.
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Chery meets with Brazilian suppliers to meet tax rules
As part of its plan to meet new tax rules for car sales in Brazil Chinese auto company Chery has met with potential new Brazilian suppliers, although executives remain concerned about uncompetitive raw-material prices in Brazil.
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Businesses let EU procurement changes pass by
More than half of buyers, suppliers and advisers in North West have no plans to understand incoming reforms, while 17 per cent are unaware of the consequences of not complying with the law.
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Wirral Council pays price for tendering flaws
The Audit Commission has found the local authority is likely to have broken EU procurement rules in the award of a contract for highway and engineering services.
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Pressure on to improve buildings efficiency
US businesses have been urged by the federal government to step up efforts to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings.
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Economic recovery puts the brakes on US fleet leasing
A new report has revealed that economic turbulence caused by the credit crunch of 2008 has boosted the demand for corporate fleet car leasing in the US.
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Nokia promotes supply chain chief in strategy shake-up
Juha Putkiranta will take over as vice president of operations at the mobile phone manufacturer from 1 July.
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Top firms take on strategic sourcing processes
More than three-quarters of the best-performing firms have formal strategic sourcing programmes, compared with just 29 per cent of the worst performing.
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WTO rules in favour of US in steel case
A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel ruled in favour of the United States last week in a case relating to import duties placed on specialty steel by China.
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LME warehousing rules to be scrutinised
After announcing an agreement to buy the London Metal Exchange (LME) for £1.4bn, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing said it would look into warehousing rules in an attempt to shorten metal delivery times.
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